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Won’t apologise, dare police to arrest me: Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad
"I will not apologise, why should I? First, ask him(victim) to apologise then we will see."
New Delhi: Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad, who had hit a 60-year-old Air India Duty Manager with his sandal 25 times after being denied a business class seat refused to apologise and dared police to arrest him on Friday. Earlier in the day, the MP was barred from flying by four private Indian carriers. Talking to ANI, Gaikwad said,”I will not apologise, why should I? First, ask him(victim) to apologise then we will see.”
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News agency PTI quoted an FIA source saying,”The Federation of Indian Airlines, which has Jet Airways, IndiGo, SpiceJet and GoAir as its members, has taken a strong view of the incident and accordingly taken a decision to bar Gaikwad from flying. The FIA will not allow the Sena MP to fly on its member carriers.” It is likely to come out with a detailed statement on the issue soon. Meanwhile, budget carrier IndiGo also said it will support any move which bars unruly passengers from flying, a day after Air India said it was mulling preparing a no-fly list for such people.
However, FIA Director Ujjwal Dey dismissed the reports and said, “Have not banned MP, we do not have powers to ban anyone. In any case, Air India is not part of Federation of Indian Airlines (FIA).” (Also Read: Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad’s assault video emerges, summoned to Matoshree)
Have not banned MP. We do not have powers to ban anyone.In any case, Air India is not part of FIA: FIA Director Ujjwal Dey to ANI
— ANI (@ANI_news) March 24, 2017
I will not apologize, why should I? First ask him(victim) to apologize then we will see: Ravindra Gaikwad,Shiv Sena MP pic.twitter.com/tbB0aQ5IUk
— ANI (@ANI_news) March 24, 2017
We are discussing and asking operators also about banning the Shiv Sena MP: Federation of Indian Airlines
— ANI (@ANI_news) March 24, 2017
Reacting to the incident, Lok Sabha speaker, Sumitra Mahajan sid, “Incident happened outside Parliament, so will ascertain details & act on any complaint.”
Incident happened outside Parliament, so will ascertain details & act on any complaint: LS Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on Shiv Sena MP R.Gaikwad pic.twitter.com/8SwXzYdlsu
— ANI (@ANI_news) March 24, 2017
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) condemned Gaikwad’s action. “The incident involving a Member of Parliament (MP) from Shiv Sena is highly condemnable. This is not the sort of behaviour that people of the country expect from elected lawmakers. The people expect their politicians to show exemplary behaviour,” BJP spokesperson GVL Narsimha Rao told ANI.
Congress spokesperson Priyanka Chaturvedi hit out at Gaikwad and Centre over Gaikwad’s act. The Economic Times quoted her as saying,”It is not only Shiv Sena’s responsibility, it is also the responsibility of the government which is in power. Aviation minister should take action because it is a government employee who has been attacked by this MP.”
On Thursday, leading news channel ABP aired a video featuring Gaikwad, being pacified by a woman staffer. “You’re our role model no… you’re our representative, you’re our democratic leader, we have elected you,” she is heard as saying in the video.
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Earlier also, the Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad had triggered controversy. He had forced Muslim man to eat full chapati whilst he was on a fast.
(With inputs from agencies)
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