Modi ‘promoted’ firms of ‘capitalist friends’ at expense of BSNL, MTNL: Surjewala

New Delhi: The Congress on Thursday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi “promoted” firms of his “capitalist friends” at the expense of state-owned BSNL and MTNL.

Congress’s chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala’s attack came over a media report which claimed that in order to better the financial condition of BSNL and get it back on track, its board has approved several proposals, including voluntary retirement for 54,000 employees.