New Delhi: Even as the debate over the VIP culture of Parliamentarians raises more heat, Union Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh said on Wednesday clarified that neither the Ministry nor the Directorate General of Civil Aviations has issued any order directing private airlines to provide special privileges to MPs.
"No guidelines have been issued by Civil Aviation Ministry or DGCA and there is no such plan too," Singh told IBN7. He rebuffed reports of DGCA issuing guidelines calling them baseless.
Sources, however, tell CNN-IBN that the DGCA has issued guidelines to all airports and private airlines to extend special privileges to Members of Parliament.
Congress leader Rajeev Shukla echoed Singh's reactions. He said, "No government directive has been issued. It is upto the airlines. For the last ten years a lot of demands have been made. Only a few of them have been accepted."
He, however, added, "Lot of MPs come from rural areas. What's wrong if they are being helped out. Lot of them don't understand civil aviation rules."
Communist Party of India leader Sitaram Yechury strongly condemned the move saying that no more privileges should be provided to the MPs.
29/01/14 Priyanka Dube, Parikshit Luthra/CNN-IBN/IBN Live
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"No guidelines have been issued by Civil Aviation Ministry or DGCA and there is no such plan too," Singh told IBN7. He rebuffed reports of DGCA issuing guidelines calling them baseless.
Sources, however, tell CNN-IBN that the DGCA has issued guidelines to all airports and private airlines to extend special privileges to Members of Parliament.
Congress leader Rajeev Shukla echoed Singh's reactions. He said, "No government directive has been issued. It is upto the airlines. For the last ten years a lot of demands have been made. Only a few of them have been accepted."
He, however, added, "Lot of MPs come from rural areas. What's wrong if they are being helped out. Lot of them don't understand civil aviation rules."
Communist Party of India leader Sitaram Yechury strongly condemned the move saying that no more privileges should be provided to the MPs.
29/01/14 Priyanka Dube, Parikshit Luthra/CNN-IBN/IBN Live
