Indigo crisis: Turbulence hits dreams of Gulf job aspirants in M’luru; interviews shifted to Mumbai
Mangaluru: The Indigo chaos has throwed several gulf job aspirants from the city into a tailspin. Sources close to VB have also confirmed that the interviews scheduled where shifted to Mumbai, at the last minute.
Indigo runs highest number of services from Mangaluru airport, connecting various parts of the country to the maximum extent, and major gulf nations, direct or connecting. Meanwhile, after wider cancellations across the country, several aircrafts are stranded at airports across the country.
Official sources confirmed that eight IndiGo flights have been cancelled daily at Mangaluru airport between December 8 and 11.
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The coastal region has seen a surge in the number of people heading to Gulf countries in search of employment, often through agencies that offer relatively low-paying placements. When rare opportunities for better-paying jobs arise, job seekers depend heavily on timely interviews.
However, due to IndiGo flight cancellations, several agencies have been forced to shift interview venues from Mangaluru to Mumbai, giving candidates just two days’ notice.
“It’s difficult to attend interviews in such a situation,” said Imran, a job aspirant from Thumbay. “Flight tickets are too expensive now, and even train and bus tickets are hard to get,” he told Vartha Bharathi.
Another aspirant Faizal echoed the same, he said, “It has been a week since the flight chaos started. If agencies change the interview location now, how are we supposed to travel? This is a precarious situation.”
Meanwhile, Recruiters are also bearing the brunt. Galiana of Suhana Travels, Mangaluru, said, “One of our managers attended an interview in Delhi three days ago. The next day, he had another scheduled in Mumbai. But when he reached the airport, the flight was cancelled. He had to take a train at the last minute and somehow made it.”
Sources also said that the disruptions have caused poor turnout at interviews, forcing some agencies to cancel or reschedule sessions.
A staffer from As Max Travel Agency, located near the State Bank of India in Mangaluru, said an interview planned for December 9 had to be altered after the Gulf company representative, who had booked an IndiGo flight, could not travel due to cancellations.
“We informed shortlisted candidates at the last minute to come to Mumbai instead. But many said they would not be able to make the trip,” the staffer said.
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No confusion in BJP-JD(S) alliance: Kumaraswamy
Bengaluru (PTI): Union Minister H D Kumaraswamy on Saturday dismissed speculation over confusion in the BJP-JD(S) alliance, asserting that there was clarity within them and that discussions on the chief minister post were premature.
Addressing reporters at the party's state office, JP Bhavan, after chairing a preparatory meeting for the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) elections, he said the immediate priority was to remove what he termed an "anti-people government" in the state and to strengthen the alliance to face upcoming polls.
"This is not the time to discuss who should become the chief minister. There is still time for that. If we speak about it now, it would be like stitching the cradle even before the baby is born," Kumaraswamy said, underlining that leadership questions would be taken up at an appropriate time.
The JD(S) second-in-command said there is still a lot of work to be done and it was not appropriate to speak about such matters now.
"On the issue of alliance, both I and our party are open-minded. When the time comes, we will discuss it on the party platform and take a decision. There is no confusion regarding the alliance, and there will be no confusion in the future. This is my stand," Kumaraswamy said.
"There is a bad government in the state. My objective is to remove it and bring in a pro-people government. Removing this corrupt and bad government is my agenda. The JD(S) and BJP parties will work together to accomplish this task," he added.
Reiterating his stand, Kumaraswamy said, "My objective is to remove the anti-people government in the state. I have been saying this from the beginning."
On reports of internal differences over the alliance and the CM's position, the union minister said he would not respond to every statement made by individuals.
"Some people are speaking about the alliance and the chief minister's position. I do not feel the need to respond to them. If I start answering each of them, people may think I lack maturity. Therefore, I will not speak about it. We will strengthen the alliance together, face the elections together, and bring a pro-people government," he said.
Kumaraswamy added that discussions within parties were natural and not final.
He said there were still two years left for the Assembly elections while there were four to five months left for the local body elections.
The union minister said the JD(S) is also preparing for the municipal elections in Bengaluru city just as other parties.
He clarified that there had been no discussions so far between the two parties specifically on local body or GBA elections.
Earlier, the JD(S) leader chaired a meeting with Members of the Legislative Council, former MLAs and other leaders of his party to review preparations for the GBA elections.
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