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Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) person A.A. Rahim connected Wednesday (December 10, 2025) held the Union Government liable for the caller IndiGo crisis, arguing that it was the nonstop effect of unchecked privatisation and deregulation that has turned India's aviation assemblage into a duopoly.
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Mr. Rahim urged the authorities not to dilute Flight Duty Time Limitations (FDTL) rules to accommodate the airline.
Raising the contented during Zero Hour successful the Rajya Sabha, Mr. Rahim said the situation was not IndiGo's alone. "The sole culprit down this immense situation is the Union Government. This is the nonstop result of the government's neo-liberal economical policies, privatisation and deregulation of the Indian aviation sector," helium said.
Pointing to marketplace concentration, Mr. Rahim said IndiGo present operates 65.6% of each flights portion Air India handles 25.7%. "More than 90% of the Indian aviation assemblage is controlled by conscionable 2 bosses, IndiGo and Tata," helium said.
The CPI-M person Mr. Rahim dismissed the government's committedness that Air India's privatisation would alteration the airline.
"In presumption of safety, prime of service, and prime of aircraft, the concern is highly poor. The authorities created a misconception that the nationalist assemblage is useless, portion backstage players are susceptible of miracles," Mr. Rahim said. He accused Air India of exploiting the IndiGo crisis. "What is Tata's Air India doing during this alleged IndiGo crisis? It is profiting from quality distress," helium alleged.
Citing his ain experience, Mr. Rahim said contempt a authorities bid connected past Friday (December 5, 2025) capping airfares astatine ₹18,000 for routes supra 1,500 km, helium recovered a Delhi-Thiruvananthapuram system people summons priced astatine ₹64,783 for same-day question connected Wednesday (December 10) morning. "What power does the authorities have? The authorities has nary power implicit backstage carriers," helium said.
Mr. Rahim warned against diluting FDTL rules oregon granting exceptions to IndiGo. He called for beardown regulatory mechanisms to power airfares and guarantee rider information successful a duopolistic market.
