Centre Wants To Hand Over Insurance Firms To Foreign Players: Opposition

Mallikarjun Kharge said after the East India Company came to the country and ruled it for over 150 years, the BJP now wants to promote "west India companies" of Gujarat and is framing laws to benefit them.

The Congress on Friday said the BJP government wants to hand over the control of Indian insurance firms to foreign players and accused it of misleading the people of the country on the Insurance Bill. Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge said after the East India Company came to the country and ruled it for over 150 years, the BJP now wants to promote "west India companies" of Gujarat and is framing laws to benefit them. He said the Congress and other opposition parties want the bill to be sent to a select committee of the House for further scrutiny as it has several shortcomings. However, the government did not listen to the opposition leaders and pushed through the legislation, Mr Kharge said.