Imp & significant queries raised by parties on Air India disinvestment: Choubey

Various parties which have shown interest in the Air India privatisation process, have raised significant and important issue related to the disinvestment and the government will reply to them, Civil Aviation Secretary R N Choubey said today.

Without elaborating the type and nature of the issues raised, he said the queries are interesting in nature.

"The only thing I will say is that we have got interesting queries which shows parties concerned have applied their mind and have raised very significant and important issues. We are going to reply to them and we are happy about the buzz the process has created," he said.

He dismissed apprehensions that the increase in crude oil prices will impact the disinvestment process, saying the "fluctuation in prices on a day to day basis is not something which will determine the saleability of Ar India."