The Shiv Sena’s backing of its Member of Parliament Ravindra Gaikwad, who assaulted an Air India staffer, is hardly surprising. Instead, the Shiv Sena has taken it upon itself the responsibility of defending Gaikwad rather than distancing itself from his abhorrent actions. It is praiseworthy that civil aviation minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju has stood by the Air India action. Currently, the DGCA allows passengers who are likely to be unruly” to be “refused embarkation or off-loaded”, which Air India and a federation of airlines has invoked in Gaikwad’s case. Air India deserves praise for standing by its staffer and must assist him if he prefers to proceed with the criminal case against Gaikwad.

Source: dna March 28, 2017 02:26 UTC