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Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad on Thursday allegedly assaulted an Air India staff with his slippers.
Accusing the Air India staffer for misbehaving with him, Gaikwad, the first time MP from Maharashtra’s Osmanabad admitted to hitting the staffer.
“Haan maine usko maara tha, usne badtameezi ki thi (Yes, I hit him as he had misbehaved with me),” Gaikwad said in New Delhi.
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According to reports, the tussle between the MP and the on-board staffer broke out due to seating issue. He was denied a business class seat.
"I had paid for a business class ticket. I have complained several times but no action has been taken. So, this time I lost my cool,” he said.
However, the Air India staffer accused the Shiv Sena MP for using 'bad words' and 'humiliating' him in front of his crew.
"R Gaikwad hit me, he used bad words and not only did he broke my spectacles but humiliated me in front of the whole crew," said the victim.
Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju after being aware of the misconduct discouraged the incident.
"No political party will encourage physical assault. It should never have happened,"
Air India has lodged two FIRs against the MP – one, for assaulting their staff member and the other, for forcibly holding the flight and delaying it for 40 minutes.
Meanwhile, Air India has constituted a team to probe the whole controversial incident.
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