35 Mangaluru people stranded in Kuwait will return home soon: MLA Vedavyas Kamath
'Maanikya Associates' to bear the tickets cost
Mangaluru: Mangaluru South Assembly Constituency’s MLA Vedavyas Kamath on Friday announced that the 35 people hailing from Mangaluru who were stranded in Kuwait after an alleged employment fraud, will return to Mangaluru soon.
The BJP MLA was addressing a press conference at the BJP District Office on Friday and said that the 'Manikya Associates' who sent the 35 people to Kuwait will bear the cost of tickets of return to India. He further added that it was assured to him by the owner of Manikya Associates Prasad Shetty.
“These 35 people will come to Mangaluru in two batches. The first batch consisting of 15 people of the group will get their passports within two days and they will be allowed to fly from Kuwait. The remaining 20 people will also follow soon. I assured the families of these people about their safe return now it is time to walk the talk” he said.
Kamath also thanked BJP MP Nalin Kumar Kateel and cabinet minister Sadananda Gowda and added that the duo helped him to get in touch with the foreign ministry and arrange the return of the 35 people.
“So many people and organisations helped us in arranging food and other basic needs of the stranded people. I would like to thank them all, including Raj Bhandary of Suratkal, Karavali’s Mohandas Kamat, Bharatiya Pravasi Parishat, Tulu Koota, several Muslim organisations. They all extended their helping hand when the people of Mangaluru needed them” Kamath added.
“The documents settlement of these 35 people will cost Rs. 3000 each. So I requested Gokul Das Bhat of Ujire to bear that cost. And thankfully he agreed. So he will pay that cost of around Rs. 1 Lakh” Kamath further added.
Kamath also informed that the owner of Manikya Associates paid 55 thousand rupees of the 65 he collected from the 35 people, to 'Hawk Consultancy' in Mumbai but has assured to pay the cost of return tickets of all the 35 members.
BJP Dakshina Kannada Vice President Ravishankar Mijaru, Prabha Malini, Senior party leaders Nitin Kumar, Sanjay Prabhu, Ramesh Kandattu and others were present at the press conference.
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Parliamentary panel to summon airline executives, regulator over flight disruptions
New Delhi (PTI): A parliamentary panel is likely to summon top executives of private airlines and the civil aviation regulator over the mass cancellation of IndiGo flights that has left thousands of travellers stranded across the country's airports.
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture, chaired by JD(U) leader Sanjay Jha, is likely to seek an explanation from top executives of airlines and officials from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and the Ministry of Civil Aviation about the cause of disruption in air services and possible solutions.
A member said the panel has taken serious note of the difficulties faced by thousands of passengers due to disruption in air services.
Even parliamentarians, who were in the national capital for the Winter Session, faced the brunt of flight cancellations by IndiGo and delays by other airlines, the panel member said.
Several MPs also received complaints from people about air fares shooting up due to the scenario.
Meanwhile, CPI(M) Rajya Sabha member John Brittas, who is not part of the standing committee on transport, has demanded setting up of a joint parliamentary committee or a judicial inquiry into the large-scale disruption of flights.
IndiGo cancelled more than 220 flights at Delhi and Mumbai airports on Sunday, as the disruptions entered the sixth day even as efforts were on to normalise operations.
The aviation regulator, DGCA, on Saturday sent notices to IndiGo CEO Pieter Elbers and COO and Accountable Manager Porqueras, seeking explanation.
In a statement issued on Sunday, IndiGo said the Board of Interglobe Aviation, its parent company, has set up a Crisis Management Group, which is meeting regularly to monitor the situation. The company's Board of Directors is doing everything possible to take care of the challenges faced by its customers and ensure refunds to passengers, it said.
