MP-Pilot row: Ministry calls for restraint

New Delhi: In a bid to defuse the tension arising out of the row over an MP being asked to de-plane by a pilot, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel urged both sides to await the report of an enquiry ordered by Air India into the incident.
"It is an unfortunate incident. But pending the enquiry, it is premature to give an opinion as to who was at fault. It is not right to say that all MPs are wrong or all pilots are right. Nothing should be imputed till the enquiry is completed," Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel said here when his comment was sought on the incident.
Maintaining that he had not spoken to IUML MP Abdul Wahab who is now abroad, he urged the pilot community "not to be carried away."
When asked about Wahab's statement that he would move a Privilege Motion, Patel said the motion was also subject to an enquiry.
10/04/08 PTI/The Hindu

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