New Delhi: Despite massive protests by Shiv Sena workers and party leaders, the flight ban imposed on MP Ravindra Gaikwad by the major airlines of the country remains intact while the government seeks a "balanced approach" to solve the crisis.
The government is working to change the CAR (Civil Aviation Requirement) as it currently does not have a provision to ban any passenger.
"The CAR on unruly passengers is silent on many issues. It has to be to be balanced. We are working on the CAR for unruly passengers. We need to have a balanced approach," said Ashok Gajapathi Raju, Civil Aviation Minister.
Raising the issue of Gaikwad, Shiva Sena MPs told Speaker Sumitra Mahajan that Members of Parliament need to travel by air and there is no such rule which debars anyone except they pose a security threat. The Speaker agreed to them but asked them to wait and think of an alternative way as there is resentment in public.
Ravindra Gaikwad may move a privilege motion in Parliament against airlines after most private carriers blacklisted him by putting his name on a ‘no fly’ list in support of Air India.
The Shiv Sena has come out in support of Gaikwad by enforcing a bandh in Osmanabad district in Maharashtra on Monday. Osmanabad is Gaikwad’s constituency. Shiv sainiks were seen forcing shops to down shutters in Omerga and Lohara talukas of the district.
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