Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad, who has been in the eye of the controversy for assaulting an Air India employee can fly again. The national carrier lifted the restriction after he expressed regret. In a letter to Civil Aviation Minister, the Shiv Sena MP had virtually given an undertaking that there would be no repeat of the unsavoury incident and sought lifting of the ban. An Air India spokesperson said the move follows a written order from the Ministry of Civil Aviation.
Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad, who recently assaulted an Air India staffer, had a verbal altercation with Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju, after the Lok Sabha was adjourned on Thursday over the ban imposed on him by seven airlines.
Shiv Sena MP’s gheraoed Raju over the flying ban on Gaikwad and threatened that unless it is lifted they “won’t allow the airlines to fly from Mumbai”.
Defending party colleague Ravindra Gaikwad in Lok Sabha, Shiv Sena lawmaker Anandrao Adsul on Monday raked up Comedian Kapil Sharma’s in-flight attack on co-star Sunil Grover, while the former was allegedly under the influence of alcohol.
Not with sticks or stones, but with hugs and kisses, Kerala’s youth have found an innovative way to respond to the self-proclaimed moral brigade that shoved, pushed and attacked couples at Kochi’s iconic Marine Drive on International Women’s Day.
Setting a new political
benchmark for itself, the Bharatiya Janata Party made massive gains in
elections to major municipal corporations in Maharashtra on Friday. In the
closely-fought Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, the BJP bagged 82 out of 227
seats, finishing only second to the Shiv Sena, which managed to retain its
control over 84 wards.
