RSS think tank: Sale of Air India, BPCL against 'national interest'

The Modi government has proposed strategic sale in PSEs, including in profit making Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL), to meet its disinvestment target

In a repeat of what happened five years back when the Narendra Modi government had to surrender its reforms agenda, particularly its Land Acquisition bill, in the face of opposition from within the Sangh Parivar, the government on Sunday faced renewed resistance from Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM) on the issue of privatising public sector enterprises (PSEs).

he Modi government has proposed strategic sale in PSEs, including in profit-making Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL), to meet its disinvestment target, which would help shore up GST (goods and services tax) revenue shortfalls and manage the mounting fiscal deficit. 

The SJM is an