Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad, who assaulted an Air India official at Delhi Airport, refused to apologise, claiming that the AI staffer should do so instead.
Earlier, there were reports that the Federation of Indian Airlines (FIA) had banned the MP from flying, but this was denied by the organisation.
“We have not banned the MP. We do not have powers to ban anyone. In any case, Air India is not part of FIA,” Director Ujwal Dey said .
However, he added that, “We are discussing and asking operators also about banning the Shiv Sena MP”.
Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan said the Parliament cannot take suo-moto cognisance of the incident of Gaikwad assaulting an Air India Duty Manager as the incident happened outside the House.
Mahajan said “We cannot take suo-moto cognizance as the incident happened outside the Parliament, so will ascertain details and act on any complaint.”
Earlier, the Centre also took cognisance of the incident and assured a thorough probe into the matter.
Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray has sought a report on the incident, said.
Gaikwad had assaulted an AI staffer for providing him an economy class seat instead of a business class one. Speaking to the media Gaikwad boasted about his act, saying he had slapped the staffer 25 times.
