Mamata's attack on NMP: No one gave Modi or BJP the right to sell the country's assets

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday targeted the central government over the National Monetization Pipeline (NMP) policy. Banerjee claimed that the property that this ploy is being played to sell is the property of the country itself and not that of Prime Minister Narendra Modi or the Bharatiya Janata Party.

Terming the NMP as a shocking and unfortunate decision, the Trinamool Congress chief alleged that the money raised from the sale of these properties would be used against the opposition parties during the elections. He said that the whole country will rise up against it and oppose this anti-people decision. Banerjee said, 'BJP should be ashamed. No one has given them the right to sell the country's properties.

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Talking to the media at the state secretariat Nabanna, Mamta Banerjee said, 'We condemn this shocking and unfortunate decision of the central government. These properties belong to the country. It is of Modi and not of BJP. They (Central government) cannot sell the properties of the country only on the basis of their will and whims.

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday announced the National Monetization Pipeline (NMP) of 6 lakh crores. Under this, the government has prepared a four-year roadmap to raise money for spending on infrastructure schemes. This scheme will increase private sector investment in government infrastructure assets and create employment opportunities. Foreign investors will also get an opportunity to earn profits.

1.5 lakh crore will be raised every year in this scheme. Power Grid Corporation has also raised capital of about Rs 7,700 crore in the last few months. The government will hand over such assets to the private sector or foreign companies, which it is not able to conduct itself smoothly. The government will also get a share in the amount earned from this.