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    Home / News / India News / Assam Police arrest Pawan Khera soon after getting deplaned
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    Assam Police arrest Pawan Khera soon after getting deplaned

    Assam Police arrest Pawan Khera soon after getting deplaned
    Written by Snehadri Sarkar
    Feb 23, 2023, 02:07 pm 3 min read
    Assam Police arrest Pawan Khera soon after getting deplaned
    Pawan Khera arrested by Assam Police after being deplaned at Delhi airport

    Congress leader Pawan Khera was arrested on Thursday by the Assam Police at the Delhi airport for allegedly making disparaging remarks about Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his father during a press conference earlier this week. Khera was reportedly forced to disembark from an IndiGo flight after boarding it as part of a Congress delegation traveling to Chhattisgarh's capital Raipur for a meeting.

    Why does this story matter?

    • Khera caused a stir earlier this week when he flubbed Modi's name while calling for a joint parliamentary probe into the ongoing Adani-Hindenburg row.
    • "If Narasimha Rao could form a JPC (Joint Parliamentary Committee), if Atal Bihari Vajpayee could form a JPC, then what problem does Narendra Gautam Das...sorry Damodardas...Modi have?" Khera said.
    • Meanwhile, BJP has insisted that the Congress leader's gaffe was intentional.

    I was told that I can't go: Khera

    In a clip shared on the party's Twitter handle, Khera claimed: "I don't 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," the Congress leader added.

    Video shows Khare being detained at Delhi airport

    मुझे कहा गया कि आपके सामान को लेकर कुछ समस्या है, जबकि मेरे पास केवल एक हैंडबैग है।

    जब फ्लाइट से नीचे आया तो बताया गया कि आप नहीं जा सकते हैं। फिर कहा गया- आपसे DCP मिलेंगे।

    मैं काफी देर से इंतजार कर रहा हूं। नियम, कानून और कारणों का कुछ अता-पता नहीं है।

    : @Pawankhera जी pic.twitter.com/637WUlBDpJ

    — Congress (@INCIndia) February 23, 2023

    Khera forced to deboard Raipur-bound IndiGo flight

    Khera was allegedly forced to deboard IndiGo's 6E-204 flight, set to fly to Raipur with a group of Congress leaders for an All India Congress Committee (AICC) meeting. However, the Assam Police arrived at the airport with an FIR and arrested Khera. This prompted the other Congress leaders to get off the plane and stage a sit-in protest on the Delhi airport tarmac.

    Shrinate accuses BJP of 'dictatorship'

    Accusing the BJP government of "dictatorship" following Khare's arrest, Congress's Supriya Shrinate said: "This is the same Assam Police which does not take any action against atrocities...I want to ask what was the reason for this detainment. If this is not dictatorship, then what is?"

    Video of Shrinate's statement after Khera's arrest

    पवन खेड़ा जी को असम पुलिस गिरफ्तार करके ले जा रही है।

    उन्होंने कौन सा ऐसा जुर्म किया है कि उन्हें गिरफ्तार किया गया?

    ये तानाशाही नहीं तो और क्या है?

    : @SupriyaShrinate जी pic.twitter.com/PqUVYG0QKK

    — Congress (@INCIndia) February 23, 2023

    IndiGo releases statement after Khera incident

    On the back of this incident, IndiGo said: "A passenger was deplaned by the police at the Delhi airport from Raipur-bound 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," added the airline.

    Pathetic remarks by Khera: Assam CM

    Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma also called out Khera for his comments on PM Modi. "Make no mistake- pathetic remarks by courtier Pawan Khera on PM's father have blessings of the top levels of Congress, which is full of entitlement and disdain against a person of humble origins being PM," he tweeted. "India will not forget or forgive these horrible remarks," he added.

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