Rahul Gandhi’s Plane “Deliberately” Denied Permission to Land in Varanasi, alleges Congress

GG News Bureau

Varanasi, 14th Feb. Rahul Gandhi’s plane was allegedly denied permission to land at Varanasi’s Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport on Monday, said the Congress Party.

Congress leader Ajay Rai here said that the airport authorities did not grant permission as they were under pressure, and that they used President Droupadi Murmu’s visit as an ‘excuse’.

He claimed that Rahul Gandhi’s plane was supposed to land at Varanasi airport on Monday night but was “deliberately” denied permission.

“Rahul Gandhi was scheduled to arrive here and then go to Prayagraj, but the airport authority did not allow his plane to land due to pressure from the government. They said there is a heavy aircraft movement and traffic congestion and did not give permission,” Rai alleged.

The Congress leader also claimed that the BJP government is “scared” of Rahul Gandhi and thus refused to allow the plane to land at Varanasi Airport.

“The Prime Minister of the country has been anxious since Rahul Gandhi led the Bharat Jodo Yatra. Now, they are troubling Rahul,” he added.

The Congress MP was supposed to arrive in Varanasi on Monday night and pray at the Shri Kashi Vishwanath Temple today.

President Murmu, notably, paid a visit to the Shri Kashi Vishwanath Temple on Monday evening after praying at the Kotwal Baba Kaal Bhairav temple in Varanasi.

During her visit to Kashi for the first time, the President also attended the grand Ganga Aarti at the Dashashwamedh Ghat in the evening, a statement from the Chief Minister’s Office said.