Ajit Singh invites former ministers to discuss AI strike

May 12, 2012 14:25

As Air India pilots' strike entered the fifth day, Government on Saturday reached out to the opposition parties to discuss ways out of the impasse.

Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh has invited his predecessors Sharad Yadav, Rajiv Pratap Rudy and Shahnawaz Hussain for informal talks on the ongoing strike, sources said.

Indicating support to the government on the issue, Rudy said, "The argument given by the erstwhile Air India pilots is bizarre. No government will support them."

He was of the view that common people could not be harassed because of the strike.

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