more-inUncertainty over whether Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad would be allowed to fly soon continued even as Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan asked the government to reach an “amicable solution” on the issue on Monday. Shiv Sena MPs created an uproar in the Lok Sabha on Monday, and demanded the lifting of the airlines’ ban on Mr. Gaikwad, claiming it was unconstitutional. However, Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju remained non-committal and said violence of any kind on an aircraft could prove disastrous. “MPs need to attend Parliament and they cannot travel by train always. Following this, Mr. Raju held a meeting with Minister of State Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha, civil aviation secretary R.N.

Source: The Hindu March 27, 2017 19:07 UTC