PM Modi was riding the single-engine seaplane – the security rule-book says the Prime Minister can only fly in twin or multi-engine aircraft – he took off from near the Sardar Bridge connecting Ahmedabad’s old city with the newer parts in the west.
Photos showed PM Modi buckled in a seat in the sea plane. John Goulet, the pilot who flew the seaplane, said, “It was a very pleasing experience.
How is it that the security guidelines were relaxed for this flight? No Z+ protectee is allowed to fly in a single-engine aircraft, much less the PM of our country,” tweeted former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah.
He stated that “Single engine plane. Foreign pilots. Is there any security guideline that will not be thrown out today?” Calling the move a “distraction”, Congress president-elect Rahul Gandhi said, this is a distraction from key issues. The real question is what did you do for Gujarat in 22 years.
