Smriti Irani in Belgavi today
Belgavi: Union Minister for Textiles Smriti Irani will speak to women leaders from Belagavi district in the centenary hall of KLE Society’s Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College here on Saturday.
She will begin her day by paying floral tributes at the Kittur Channamma memorial at Bailhongal.
She will address a rally in MJ High School Ground in Bailhongal at noon. She will speak to women from various walks of life and party workers at 3 p.m. She will speak at a rally in Sambra near the airport before leaving for Bengaluru, MP Suresh Angadi told presspersons in Belagavi on Friday.
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Indigo crisis: Shivakumar urges Centre to act immediately, bring situation under control
Bengaluru (PTI): With large scale flight cancellations by Indigo airlines leaving passengers stranded, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Saturday urged the Centre to act immediately and bring the situation under control.
He called the IndiGo fiasco a the direct result of the govt's monopoly model.
Taking to social media platform 'X', Shivakumar said India is witnessing the worst aviation meltdown in its history. "Thousands of flights cancelled - leaving our people stranded everywhere".
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"The IndiGo fiasco is the direct result of the govt's monopoly model. And as always, it is ordinary Indians who are paying the price," he said.
Shivakumar said that the Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru, which is India's 3rd busiest airport with nearly 40 million travellers a year, is in complete chaos.
"This is hurting families, businesses and our national reputation. I urge the Union Government to act immediately and bring this situation under control. Our people deserve better," he added.
Domestic carrier IndiGo cancelled over 800 flights on Saturday, the fifth day of the ongoing crisis, even as the government imposed a cap on airfares and directed the airline to process all refunds by Sunday evening.
