Nov 15, 2024 03:57 PM IST
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi’s helicopter was ‘held up’ for about 45 minutes earlier than it was allowed to depart from Jharkhand’s Godda, the get together alleged on Friday, and claimed the delay was as a result of the Air Visitors Management (ATC) gave “precedence” to an election rally of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Chakai, round 150 kilometres from Godda.
The incident occurred two days after 43 out of 81 meeting constituencies voted in Jharkhand. The remaining 38 seats will vote on November 20 and outcomes will probably be declared on November 23.
The ATC’s non-clearance for Gandhi’s chopper was a “calculated ploy” to “disrupt” his marketing campaign schedule, leaders of the grand previous get together stated.
“Simply because the PM is right here, Rahul Gandhi was not allowed to cross that space. We perceive that there’s a protocol. However, the Congress dominated the nation for 70 years and such an incident has by no means occurred with any opposition chief. That is unacceptable,” NDTV quoted Deepika Pandey Singh, Congress MLA from Mahagama and its candidate for the constituency, as saying.
The controversy comes days after the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), which runs the federal government with the Congress and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), alleged the helicopter of chief minister and JMM chief Hemant Soren was not allowed to take off for 90 minutes due to PM’s go to to the state.
The JMM additionally wrote to President Droupadi Murmu, the state’s ex-governor, urging her intervention to make sure a level-playing area for all political events.
This was adopted by a senior ballot official looking for a report from the director of Ranchi airport.
“We clarified there will probably be no restrictions except there may be any closure of airspace. If such a factor occurs, he has to tell concerning the protocols beforehand. This was not adopted,” Ok Ravi Kumar, Jharkhand’s chief election officer, had stated.
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