Mamata Banerjee calls for united front against AI’s ‘leave without pay’ scheme
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday hit out at the Centre, questioning the decision of Air India to send some of its employees on leave without pay for six months to two years, with the cost-cutting measure extendable upto five years.
She called on political parties and trade unions to unite, and force the government to roll back this decision.
Banerjee empathised with the employees of the national carrier, and asked how they would survive without money during a crisis. “In the name of Covid-19, the BJP and the Centre are taking advantage.
