Pawan Khera stopped from boarding flight at Delhi airport, Congress alleges 'dictatorship'

Congress leader Pawan Khera was stopped from boarding a plane at Delhi airport after a request was received from the Assam Police to stop him Delhi Police said on ThursdayThe Congress leaders protested after Khera was stopped by Delhi Police from boarding the plane at the airportIn a video shared on Congresss Twitter handle Pawan Khera said that he does not know why was he deboardedI dont know I was told that your baggage has to be checked I said I do not have any luggage except a handbag When I came down I was told that I cannot go a DCP would come We are waiting for the DCP for the last 20 minutes I dont know why am I being stopped he saidCongress leader Supriya Shrinate alleged that the Congress leaders were en route to Chhattisgarhs Raipur to attend the partys 85th Plenary Session when Khera was asked to deboard She accused the BJP government of dictatorshipWe were going from Delhi to Raipur by Indigo flight 6E204 Pawan Khera KC Venugopal Randeep Surjewala was also with us We were heading to Raipur for the Congress Plenary Session Pawar Khera was taken away stating that his bag has been exchanged but he was not carrying checkin baggage He was then told that he had been deplaned and a DSP of CISF would come and serve him notice If this is not a dictatorship then what is it Would you stop people from boarding the flight The dictator got ED raids done before the session and now the government has come down to this kind of act she said in a video tweeted by the Congress partyShe further asked the sections under which action was being taken against Khera and said that they would not board the flight to Raipur until the Congress leader is allowed to board along with othersWhat wrong has he done that this action is being taken The action is being taken under which sections they will have to tell We will keep standing here until the flight departs along with all of us including Pawan Khera she saidKC Venugopal who was also accompanying the group tweeted Modi govt is acting like a bunch of goons by deplaning Pawankhera ji from the DelhiRaipur flight and preventing him from joining the AICC Plenary Using a flimsy FIR to restrict his movement amp silence him is a shameful unacceptable act The entire party stands with Pawan jiAlso Read ED questions CM Arvind Kejriwals PA in excise policy money laundering caseToday we were going for the Congress Plenary Sessoin to Raipur and our colleague Pawan Khera was told that he left his luggage but he was not carrying any luggage Then the Police came and said Assam Police has registered an FIR Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala saidWe asked them to show an arrest warrant but they did not show any order It is completely illegal Assam and Delhi Police have stopped our flight forcefully Surjewala addedMeanwhile sources said that the CISF has deployed the force to handle the situationAs per rules airport police including DCP is also on the spot to legally take control for the arrest of Pawan Khera as desired by Assam Police and Assam police is also at the airport sources saidMeanwhile Indigo Airlines issued a statement saying that a passenger was deplaned and the flight has been delayedA passenger was deplaned by the police at the Delhi airport from Raipurbound flight 6E 204 Some other passengers have also decided to deboard on their own accord We are following the advice of the concerned authorities The flight is delayed as of now and we regret the inconvenience caused to other passengers Indigo saidHowever there is no impact on others flight movements at Delhi airportFurther details into the matter are awaitedThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever