Kerala Assembly passes ‘unanimous resolution’ against privatisation of Trivandrum airport

The Kerala Assembly on Monday passed a resolution urging the Centre to reconsider the decision to hand over Thiruvananthapuram International Airport operation, management and development to the Adani group and demanded that a special purpose vehicle with Kerala government equity participation shall be handed over the airport at the rate quoted by Adani group.

While speaker maintained that the resolution was passed unanimously, BJP leaders alleged that the lone BJP member O Rajagopal was not even allowed to speak.

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said in the resolution that the Centre did not even consider state’s suggestion that SPV with state government’s equity participation would pay the fee quoted by Adani group, which was Rs 162 per passenger.