M Kharge claims are not allowed in the airport lounge

Mr Kharge also accused the Center of using ED and CBI against those helping the Congress.

Ranchi:

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah, accusing them of delaying his and Rahul Gandhi’s helicopters in Jharkhand. He alleged that the opposition leaders were denied access to the reserved airport despite their ministerial rank. salon.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s helicopter, which was supposed to take him from Mahagama in Jharkhand’s Godda district after he addressed an election rally there, was grounded for about two hours on Friday, prompting Congress allegations that the delay was politically motivated was.

Prime Minister Modi was stranded at Deoghar airport for almost two hours on Friday and a ‘no-fly zone’ was declared in the region’s airspace as the Prime Minister waited for the issue to be resolved, officials said.

“Yesterday, our leader Rahul Gandhi’s helicopter was deliberately delayed by two hours as the Prime Minister was in his plane. Today my helicopter was delayed by 20 minutes when Union Home Minister Amit Shah landed. His path was separated and mine was separated.

“Rahul Gandhi ji, the Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha, holds the rank of a minister and so do I. But in the reserved lounge at the airport, they (officials) say it is for Prime Minister Modi. There is even a toilet reserved for the Prime Minister,” Kharge claimed, without mentioning the name of the airport.

Attacking the BJP over the infiltration issue raised by the party, he alleged that Prime Minister Modi and Mr Shah are instilling fear in the people despite having the power to control it.

‘Are PM Modi and Amit Shah sleeping? Why can’t they control infiltration despite being in power? If they can stop a helicopter, why can’t they stop infiltrators?’ he asked.

Mr Kharge also accused the Center of using ED, CBI and IT against those helping the Congress and its allies.

He alleged that the BJP wanted to form the government in Jharkhand to plunder the natural resources.

He further attacked the BJP saying, “They say ‘bant gaye toh kat gaye’ (if divided, we will be wiped out), I say ‘dar gaye toh mar gaye’ (if you are scared, you will die).” He also praised the Sarna religious code as a symbol of tribal pride and stressed the need to protect it.

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