Union Minister Shivraj Chouhan criticizes Air India over broken seat allocation
Bhopal: Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan criticized Air India after being assigned a broken seat on flight AI436 from Bhopal to Delhi. The incident occurred as Chouhan was en route to inaugurate the Pusa Krishi Vigyan Mela 2025.
In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Chouhan shared that he was allotted seat number 8C, only to discover it was broken and sunken, making it uncomfortable to sit. The minister questioned the airline’s ethics, stating, "Isn't this cheating the passengers?"
When Chouhan inquired about the issue, staff revealed that the management had prior knowledge of the seat's poor condition but continued to assign it to passengers. Other seats on the flight were reportedly in a similar state.
Despite offers from fellow passengers to exchange seats, Chouhan declined, stating, "Why should I trouble another passenger for my sake?" He expressed disappointment with Air India’s service post-Tata takeover, calling the situation unethical and demanding corrective action from the airline to prevent similar incidents in the future.
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Kohli's U-19 teammate Amanpreet Singh Gill dies at 36
New Delhi (PTI): Former India U-19 and Punjab medium pacer Amanpreet Singh Gill died at the age of 36 in Chandigarh on Wednesday, leaving the cricket fraternity in mourning.
The cause of death is not yet known.
Gill, who was Virat Kohli's U-19 teammate, featured in six first-class matches for Punjab, picking up 11 wickets.
He was also part of the Punjab franchise (Kings XI Punjab) in the inaugural Indian Premier League season, and later served as a member of Punjab's senior selection committee.
"Punjab Cricket Association deeply mourns the sad demise of Amanpreet Singh Gill, former Punjab cricketer and Member, Senior Selection Committee Punjab,” the Punjab Cricket Association announced on X.
"Our heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family and loved ones. May Waheguru grant eternal peace to the departed soul and strength to the family in this difficult time."
Two-time World Cup-winning India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh also paid tribute to Gill.
"Deeply saddened to hear about Amanpreet Singh Gill’s passing. Shared the dressing room in our early days, he was a quiet, hardworking cricketer who loved the game. My heartfelt condolences to his family and loved ones. Rest in peace Om Shanti,” Singh posted on X.
Gill played five Youth ODIs and one Youth Test for India in 2007.
In the longer format, he claimed the wicket of former Sri Lanka all-rounder Thisara Perera.
However, he did not make the Virat Kohli-led India U-19 side that went on to win the 2008 World Cup.
“Deeply saddened by the passing of Amanpreet Singh Shergill, who proudly represented Punjab and was a part of the Punjab Kings family. Our heartfelt condolences to his family, friends, and the entire cricketing fraternity,” Punjab Kings posted on their official Instagram account.
