In a setback where the MP Ravindra Gaekwad was banned from travelling in the few airlines, have taken the train to reach Mumbai. Gaekwad who assaulted the Air India staff with his slipper was criticized by all sections of people. As the Airlines have banned him,the Shiva Sena MP had taken the train from Delhi to Mumbai and had to do a overnight journey.
Gaikwad abused the duty manager of the national carrier with his slippers, venting his anger after being denied business class on a Pune-New Delhi Air India flight on Thursday.Air India and five private airlines banned the 56-year-old MP for Maharashtra’s Osmanabad from flying as he refused to apologise for the incident that triggered nationwide outrage.
After Air India has cancelled his ticket from Delhi to Pune
, he then booked a ticket through an agent in Indigo airlines. Later on the
private carrier also denied his ticket and cancelled thus forcing the MP to
book a ticket in August KrantiExpress that started from Hazrat-Nizamuddin
station.
“Gaikwad is booked on berth number 21 in the AI compartment. It appears that officials granted him spot reservation for being an MP, after he reached the station,” a railway spokesman said.
The Shiv Sena has sought an explanation from the first-time MP, while Delhi Police registered two FIRs, charging him with culpable homicide not amounting to murder
