Facing criticism for allegedly delaying a US-bound Air India flight, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis is now facing more flak, this time from NDA constituent Shiv Sena.
Hitting out at the Chief Minister, Shiv Sena mouthpiece Saamana has asked whether the same concession would have been made for a disabled person.
The Shiv Sena, in the party mouthpiece, said that it was a serious issue if the charges were true, asking if the same concessions would be made if an ailing or differently-abled person forgot his or her documents.
The Congress also attacked the chief minister for misusing his power.
The incident took place On June 29 when Fadnavis, along with his Principal Secretary Pravin Pardeshi and others, was leaving on a week-long US trip. According to sources, Pardeshi cleared at the check-in but was held back before boarding Air India flight AI-191 as the passport he was carrying did not have a valid US visa.
While Fadnavis earlier denied the claims, terming them as false and misleading, an official email later confirmed that he did hold up the flight for 57 minutes.
According to an email sent by Air India Duty Manager to the airline's CMD and Executive Director, the flight was delayed because the Chief Minister's Principal Secretary Praveen Pardeshi had forgotten to carry his old passport which had the US visa. The email further stated that Fadnavis refused to leave without his Principal Secretary.
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