Embarrassing! High-handedness of Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad on Air India flight - See video
New Delhi/Mumbai: A Shiv Sena MP on Thursday more than once hit an elderly Air India officer with shoe in a bold burst of wrath over being not able travel business class regardless of having demanded loading up an all-economy flight.
Ravindra Gaikwad, the Lok Sabha MP from Maharashtra's Osmanabad, slapped and, by his own particular claim, hit 60-year-old obligation director Sukumar 25 times with his shoe when the authority went to influence him to land after he declined to land, holding up the aircraft for more than 40 minutes.
The national carrier has recorded two FIRs against the MP, known for his solid arm strategies, while Shiv Sena has looked for a clarification from him. While one FIR identifies with attack, the other is for holding up the air ship.
Gaikwad had warmed contention with AI authorities at the season of getting onto the plane in Pune for the national capital too over the flight not having business class seats.
As per the aircraft, Gaikwad was set up for an open ticket in business class with Air India which permits a traveler to take a flight on any date.
Yet, Gaikwad demanded taking the 7:35 am AI 852 at the beginning of today from Pune to Delhi, according to PTI.
At the point when the air ship arrived in Delhi, he declined to land in spite of endeavors at inducing him to do as such. Sukumar additionally attempted to placate the MP, who vociferously grumbled about the morning flight to Delhi from Pune not having business class.
The MP, who was unashamed in regards to his activities, notwithstanding bragging about it on national TV, asserted it was the officer's risk to gripe about it to Prime Minister Narendra Modi that made him lose his cool.
Watch video of how Gaikwad carried on Air India flight (graciousness - ANI):