<p>The Congress on Monday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of contradicting himself with his assertions that it was not in the government’s intention to privatise the Indian Railways.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The party accused the Modi government of “stealthily” opening up the Railways for private investment while making contrary statements to the public. <br /><br />“Barring the driver and the guard, the Modi government has opened up everything for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI),” AICC spokesperson Abhishek Manu Singhvi quipped.<br /><br />The Congress charged Modi with taking “numerous U-turns”on privatisation of railways. Singhvi referred to the prime minister’s remarks favouring privatisation of railways last year during his tenure as Gujarat chief minister. <br /><br />He recalled that Modi had reiterated his belief in privatisation of railways at a function in Guwahati on November 29.<br /><br />Singhvi expressed surprise over Modi’s statement of December 25 ruling out privatisation of the Railways.<br /><br />“Neither the BJP nor Modi mean what they say or say what they mean,” the Congress spokesperson said, attacking the prime minister for adopting a “casual approach” to policy making.<br /><br />Infra investment<br /><br />The Congress said the NDA government had already allowed 100 per cent FDI in Railway infrastructure, such as building high-speed train systems, sub-urban corridors, dedicated freight line projects, rolling stock, including coach manufacturing and maintenance facilities, railway electrification and signalling systems. <br /><br />“If the FDI is not private investment, then what is” Singhvi questioned.</p>
<p>The Congress on Monday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of contradicting himself with his assertions that it was not in the government’s intention to privatise the Indian Railways.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The party accused the Modi government of “stealthily” opening up the Railways for private investment while making contrary statements to the public. <br /><br />“Barring the driver and the guard, the Modi government has opened up everything for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI),” AICC spokesperson Abhishek Manu Singhvi quipped.<br /><br />The Congress charged Modi with taking “numerous U-turns”on privatisation of railways. Singhvi referred to the prime minister’s remarks favouring privatisation of railways last year during his tenure as Gujarat chief minister. <br /><br />He recalled that Modi had reiterated his belief in privatisation of railways at a function in Guwahati on November 29.<br /><br />Singhvi expressed surprise over Modi’s statement of December 25 ruling out privatisation of the Railways.<br /><br />“Neither the BJP nor Modi mean what they say or say what they mean,” the Congress spokesperson said, attacking the prime minister for adopting a “casual approach” to policy making.<br /><br />Infra investment<br /><br />The Congress said the NDA government had already allowed 100 per cent FDI in Railway infrastructure, such as building high-speed train systems, sub-urban corridors, dedicated freight line projects, rolling stock, including coach manufacturing and maintenance facilities, railway electrification and signalling systems. <br /><br />“If the FDI is not private investment, then what is” Singhvi questioned.</p>
