Rahul Gandhi's Chopper Stuck In Jharkhand After Failing To Get Clearance From ATC

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's helicopter was grounded in Godda, Jharkhand, purportedly due to ATC clearance delays.

By : ABP News Bureau | Updated at : 15 Nov 2024 03:43 PM (IST)

Rahul Gandhi is campaigning for the INDIA bloc in Jharkhand for the final phase of the Assembly polls.
Source : PTI

Congress MP and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi's helicopter was stranded in Jharkhand's Godda on Friday after failing to get clearance from the Air Traffic Control. The Congress has alleged that this was a deliberate attempt to throw Rahul Gandhi's election campaign in the state off course before the final phase of the assembly polls. 

The chopper did not receive clearance for about 45 minutes and was stranded. Videos from the spot showed Rahul Gandhi sitting inside the helicopter awaiting permission to take off.

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Rahul Gandhi was scheduled to address a public meeting in Bermo and had to fly to the venue in the chopper. The Congress alleged that this was a deliberate move of the ATC because PM Narendra Modi was addressing a rally in Chakai, which is around 150 km away from Bermo.

Earlier this week, a similar incident happened with JMM leader and CM Hemant Soren's wife Kalpana Soren when her chopper did not receive flight clearance for nearly 50 minutes.

Reacting to the incident, Deepika Pandey Singh, MLA and Congress candidate from Mahagama Constituency said: "Just because the PM is in Deogarh, Rahul Gandhi was not allowed to cross that area...There is the protocol we understand but Congress ruled the country for 70 years and such an incident never happened with any opposition leader...This is not acceptable."

Rahul Gandhi's chopper eventually took off at 2:50 PM.

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Published at : 15 Nov 2024 02:48 PM (IST)
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Bharatiya Janata Party Rahul Gandhi Elections 2024 Narendra Modi CONGRESS Jharkhand Assembly Election 2024 Harkhand Election 2024

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