I’ve neither asked DCM nor KPCC chief post: MB Patil
Bengaluru, June 10: Former minister MB Patil clarified that the news being circulated in the media that he has asked either Deputy Chief Minister post in the coalition government or KPCC president post is baseless.
Speaking to reporters at his residence at Sadashivanagar in the city on Sunday, Patil said that “ I am not leaving the Congress. I have not received any invitation from the BJP. I will be remained as Congress MLA and work for my people. It is true that personally I have met injustice and I have brought this to the notice of AICC president Rahul Gandhi. I have gone to New Delhi as I was invited by Sonia Gandhi’s political secretary Ahmed Patel”, he said.
Even during the meeting with Rahul Gandhi, he has never asked for any post. But he has apprised AICC president about his contribution to the party and work as the Water Resources Minister in the state. He has even drawn Rahul’s attention about his feelings and political scenario in the state, he said.
When asked about the central government’s rejection of recommendation on separate religion tag for Lingayat community, Patil said that World Lingayat Mahasabha has been dealing with this issue. Let Jamadar look after that issue, he said.
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IndiGo offers travel vouchers worth Rs 10,000 to passengers severely impacted during Dec 3-5
New Delhi (PTI): IndiGo, which has been facing significant operational disruptions, on Thursday announced that it will offer travel vouchers worth Rs 10,000 to each passenger whose flights were cancelled or delayed for long during December 3-5.
The compensation would be in addition to the amount that needs to be provided to passengers for flight cancellations under DGCA norms.
In a statement, IndiGo said it regrettably acknowledges that part of its customers travelling on December 3, 4 and 5 were stranded for many hours at certain airports, and a number of them were severely impacted by congestion.
"We will offer travel vouchers worth Rs 10,000 to such severely impacted customers. These travel vouchers can be used for any future IndiGo journey for the next 12 months," it said.
The country's largest airline is also facing regulatory heat, and authorities have directed it to reduce winter schedule flights by 10 per cent to stabilise its operations. The carrier was operating around 2,300 flights a day till the disruptions began on December 2.
"This compensation is in addition to the commitment under the existing government guidelines, as per which, IndiGo will provide compensation of Rs 5,000 to Rs 10,000 depending on the block time of the flight, to those customers whose flights were cancelled within 24 hours of departure time," the statement said.
