New Delhi, June 10 (TIWN) The Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM) has asked the Union government to rethink its plan to disinvest Air India along with 92 other central public sector enterprises.

In it's recently-held National Council Meeting, the RSS-affiliated organisation has strongly urged the government to abandon its plan to disinvest Air India and instead expand the national carrier's business by reclaiming it from private parties, especially ground handling business of key airports handed-over to a Singapore-based company during the previous UPA regime.

The SJM, in a press statement, signifying the essence of Air India, said it has substantially high intangible assets in the shape of international parking slots, "earned over a period due to diplomatic relationships with some important countries and a very big pool of highly qualified engineers as part of its workforce."