The Shiv Sena said on Monday it will move a breach of privilege motion against Air India for grounding and cancelling Ravindra Gaikwad’s ticket after the controversial party legislator assaulted the airline’s staff last week. Shiv Sena supporters also held a motorcycle rally in Omerga. Read moreGaikwad sparked outrage last Saturday after he assaulted a 60-year-old Air India officer on board a Pune-Delhi flight apparently over being denied a business class seat. Six top airlines – including Air India – put Gaikwad on a no-fly list and demanded exemplary punishment, forcing the parliamentarian to return to Pune by train. Gaikwad, who took a train to travel to Maharashtra after he was banned by the airlines, was scheduled to meet Uddhav Thackeray, but the Shiv Sena chief decided against meeting the MP.

Source: Hindustan Times March 27, 2017 04:18 UTC