New Delhi ∙ Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera, who was kicked out of a plane for criticizing Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has been arrested. He was arrested by the Assam Police. Khera was kicked out of the plane when he reached the Delhi airport to go to Raipur, the capital of Chhattisgarh, to attend the Congress plenary session. The luggage was required to be checked. The Indigo airline said that the travel cannot be allowed due to the case.
About fifty Congress leaders are protesting at the airport once morest the action once morest Pawan Khera. It is reported that Khera was released following all the other leaders had boarded the plane. Assam Police reached the spot to arrest Khera. KC Venugopal, General Secretary of Congress Organizational Affairs, said that the action once morest Khera is without reason.
The UP Police had registered a case once morest Pawan Khera on the complaint of insulting Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The basis of the case is a remark made during a press conference related to the Adani issue. Instead of Narendra Damodardas Modi, Khera said Narendra Gautamdas. Khera asked the person sitting nearby whether the name of the Prime Minister was Damodardas or Gautamdas.
The reply was Damodardas. Ekhara said that although the name is Damodardas, the work belongs to Gautamdas. The case was registered on the basis of a complaint filed by BJP leaders in Lucknow, who found the remark objectionable.
English Summary: Congress’s Pawan Khera Stopped From Flying, Party Protests At Delhi Airport
