After Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal-led government decided to auction small oilfield to private companies, former state chief Tarun Gogoi on Tuesday said that the Congress will fight against the privatisation of the same.
Where addressing the media Gogoi said, "All along we have been opposing the privatisation of this marginal firm. We have been opposing and we will go on opposing. We want it that it should be run by public sector. Said Gogoi."
"If small oilfields are not economically viable, then why the private sector wants to come? It means these sector are profitable and why should it be handed over to private sector?" he added.
The newly formed Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in the state has decided to auction the small oilfield to private companies which has drawn public resentment over the decision.
However, the opposition has been adamant about privatisation of marginal sector and stating that this sector will be run by public sector as it concerns the welfare of the state and is crucial for employment generation.