Was there any threat to Rahul Gandhi the PM candidate from Congress party? The request made by the SPG suggests the same.
In a bizarre request, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi’s special protection guards sought to check the licences of the pilots flying the politician to Varanasi.
They also allegedly demanded samples of the aircraft fuel to ascertain that it was not contaminated. The whole exercise delayed the aircraft by around 45 minutes.
According to reports, the incident occurred on September 14 at 8.44 am, when Gandhi was scheduled to take the Indigo airlines flight to Varanasi.
The pilots, who were taken aback when met with the strange request, asked the SPG guards to take it up with the aircraft officials. But the latter demand was met as the Directorate General of Civil Aviation was checking the flight by co-incidence, and fuel samples were taken. However, the whole exercise delayed the flight by 45 minutes.
Indigo airlines refused to comment on the episode, citing “the sensitivities that were involved.”
Though the authorities from the airlines and aviation department were left surprised by the bizarre request, no one found it wise to voice their views as it concerned an SPG protectee.
