BSNL-MTNL merger a ploy to sell it cheap, says Rahul Gandhi
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BSNL-MTNL merger a ploy to sell it cheap, says Rahul Gandhi

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Former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi here on Wednesday took a swipe over the proposed merger of loss-making BSNL and MTNL saying it was a government ploy to first merge and then sell it cheaply to the crony capitalist. Step 4: Sell cheap to crony capitalist," Rahul Gandhi tweeted. His remarks came soon after the Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved the BSNL-MTNL revival plan, which includes allocation of 4G spectrum, Rs 20,000 crore capital infusion and their in-principle merger. After the meeting, Rahul Gandhi tweeted: "Highly profitable and strategic, the Container Corporation is a PSU jewel that some of the PM's greedy crony capitalist friends are hungry for and the Govt plans to sell.

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