Incensed lady flight passenger speaks out mind to Union MoS
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, November 22 2017:
A woman passenger whose flight was delayed due to the arrival of VIPs and VVIPs at Tulihal International airport, argued and spoke out her mind in full public view to Union Minister of State for Tourism, Alphons Joseph Kannathanam, at the airport at around noon yesterday.
The video of the woman arguing and expressing unhappiness with the VIP culture to the Union MoS in the presence of some MLAs and Ministers of the State Government, has gone viral on social media like WhatsApp and Facebook today.
According to reliable sources from Tulihal International airport, the incident happened yesterday at around noon soon after the Union Minister arrived in a special chartered flight at the airport and he along with the Ministers and MLAs came out of the arrival gate when all of a sudden the woman, identified as Dr Nirala and who is stated to be doing her PG at RIMS, went in front of the Union Minister and expressed her dissatisfaction for delaying all the flights due to the arrangements for the arrival of the VIPs at the airport.
When the Union Minister told the woman that he would take some steps regarding the issue, she argued and demanded the Union Minister to give a written assurance.
Security officers and others tried to intervene but the woman continued to express her dissatisfaction on the face of the Union Minister for a few minutes.
Sources said that the woman was to board an Imphal to Kolkata and a Kolkata to Patna flight to attend the last, rites of her elder brother at her native place at Bihar.
implement the same is impossible as the VIP culture in the State can be witnessed every day starting from driving on the roads.
One of the locals said that even during traffic jams, the so called VIPs with their security escorts break all traffic rules' for making their way ahead using loud sirens and also by using abusive words towards the people for staying in front of the VIP vehicles. Some reporters also stated that due to the VIP culture, none-of the functions which have Ministers and MLAs, ever start' according to the normal time schedule as the people and the' organisers have to wait for long periods for the Ministers arid MLAs to arrive.