Cong’s Ajay Rai booked for making ‘false assertion’ on denial for Rahul Gandhi’s aircraft in Varanasi

By PTI

VARANASI: A case has been registered towards Congress chief Ajay Rai at Phulpur Police Station right here for allegedly making a false assertion that the airport authorities denied permission for Rahul Gandhi’s aircraft to land right here early this week, police stated on Saturday.

The case has been registered on the idea of an announcement of Babatpur Airport working director Ajay Pathak.

In his assertion, Pathak stated that there was info concerning the arrival of Rahul Gandhi’s aircraft on Tuesday however later the Air Traffic Controller of Kinnaur obtained the message that the aircraft will probably be going straight to Delhi getting back from Kannur in Kerala.

Rai who had visited the airport that day alleged that the Varanasi airport authorities denied touchdown permission to Rahul Gandhi’s aircraft “at the last minute” as a result of which he needed to go to Delhi.

Rai had stated that the Congress chief was coming right here to attend a programme at Kamla Nehru Hospital in Prayagraj.

“I am not afraid of registration of cases. it is needed to unmask the BJP government,” Rai stated in an announcement, reacting to the event.

He additionally alleged that the case has been lodged towards him “underneath the stress of the administration underneath the BJP authorities.

” Earlier too, cases were registered due to “stress” from the BJP-led central authorities, he stated.

Rai had began his political innings with the BJP and served as MLA from Varanasi 5 occasions. In 2012 he switched to Congress. He had unsuccessfully contested towards Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Varanasi as a Congress candidate within the 2014 Lok Sabha election.

VARANASI: A case has been registered towards Congress chief Ajay Rai at Phulpur Police Station right here for allegedly making a false assertion that the airport authorities denied permission for Rahul Gandhi’s aircraft to land right here early this week, police stated on Saturday.

The case has been registered on the idea of an announcement of Babatpur Airport working director Ajay Pathak.

In his assertion, Pathak stated that there was info concerning the arrival of Rahul Gandhi’s aircraft on Tuesday however later the Air Traffic Controller of Kinnaur obtained the message that the aircraft will probably be going straight to Delhi getting back from Kannur in Kerala.

Rai who had visited the airport that day alleged that the Varanasi airport authorities denied touchdown permission to Rahul Gandhi’s aircraft “at the last minute” as a result of which he needed to go to Delhi.

Rai had stated that the Congress chief was coming right here to attend a programme at Kamla Nehru Hospital in Prayagraj.

“I am not afraid of registration of cases. it is needed to unmask the BJP government,” Rai stated in an announcement, reacting to the event.

He additionally alleged that the case has been lodged towards him “underneath the stress of the administration underneath the BJP authorities.

” Earlier too, cases were registered due to “stress” from the BJP-led central authorities, he stated.

Rai had began his political innings with the BJP and served as MLA from Varanasi 5 occasions. In 2012 he switched to Congress. He had unsuccessfully contested towards Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Varanasi as a Congress candidate within the 2014 Lok Sabha election.