AAI whistleblower barred from workplace

Deputy General Manager Aviation Safety of Western Region of Airport Authority of India AAI Mangala Narsimhan who exposed various violations by the Airport Authority of India while giving permissions to highrises coming in flight paths was allegedly barred from entering her office in Andheri on Wednesday She has also been transferred to KolkataOn Wednesday Mangala was denied entry to her office stating that these were orders from higher ups Mangala was made to wait outside for more than four hoursldquoOver the years I have brought to light the irregularities in the department Because of this an inquiry had also been initiated against officials responsible for the same These people fear action and are using such cheap tactics to target me but I am not afraid of anyone Yesterday when I reached the office they barred my entry and I had to wait outside the gate from 930 am to 230 pm When I asked the security personnel to show me the letter that states my entry has been barred they refused I am going to take legal help in this issuerdquo Narsimhan saidIt should be noted that because of Narsimhanrsquos exposes there are various inquiries currently on A PIL too has been filed in the Bombay High Court on the issue Narsimhan has alleged that the decision to transfer her to Kolkata were in violation of AAI rulesldquoAAI rules have been violated when my transfer order came An AAI order dated June21 clearly states that transfers for 201617 have been completed and no more transfers would take place this year By transferring me they have violated their own ordersrdquo she saidldquoI have worked all through last week except for the usual holidays and also on October 17 and 18 so when I went this morning I was shocked when the CISF guards at the gate to the ATC Complex stopped me saying that they have a letter stating that I should not be allowed to enter it based on a letter issued by AAI Mumbai As I am a DGM my permit is for entry into not only Mumbai airport but all airports in the countryI asked for a copy of the letter but the CISF guards refused saying that it is AAIs fault if I was not given a copy I waited at the gate till 230 pm and then came homerdquo Narsimhan saidDr Guruprasad Mohapatra Chairman of AAI said ldquoAt present I am not in a position to comment on the issuerdquo