Review airport auction

Kerala has no case, but avoid a defective process

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airport privatisation | Adani Group | Gautam Adani

The Assembly of Kerala on Monday passed a unanimous resolution that demanded the Union government reverse its decision to grant private-public partnership (PPP) in Thiruvananthapuram airport to Adani Enterprises. Both the Left Democratic Front government and the Congress-led opposition are united in objecting to the decision.

The Kerala Assembly wants the Union government to instead transfer control of the airport to a special purpose vehicle (SPV) controlled by the state government. This would be similar to the approach taken for two other major airports in the state, Cochin International ...

First Published: Tue, August 25 2020. 23:15 IST