{"id":56906,"date":"2024-02-16T13:04:08","date_gmt":"2024-02-16T07:34:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=56906"},"modified":"2024-02-16T13:04:12","modified_gmt":"2024-02-16T07:34:12","slug":"sadhvi-pragya-bjp-accuses-akasa-air-of-conspiracy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/16\/sadhvi-pragya-bjp-accuses-akasa-air-of-conspiracy\/","title":{"rendered":"Sadhvi Pragya, BJP MP, Accuses Akasa Air of &#8216;Conspiracy&#8217;; Airline Responds"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>MUMBAI-<\/strong> BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur made an allegation on Friday, asserting that an <a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?s=Akasa+Air\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Akasa Air (QP)<\/a> duty manager on her flight to<a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?s=Delhi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> Delhi (DEL) <\/a>attempted to harm her. She called upon Union Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia to address the issue. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The BJP MP, Sadhvi Pragya, claimed that during her journey from <a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?s=Mumbai\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mumbai (BOM)<\/a> to Delhi on Akasa Air flight <strong>QP1120<\/strong>, Duty Manager Imran and his team members conspired to cause harm to her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ygfbnbdh-1024x576.png\" alt=\"BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur made an allegation on Friday, asserting that an Akasa Air (QP) duty manager on her flight to Delhi (DEL) attempted to harm her.\" class=\"wp-image-55548\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ygfbnbdh-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ygfbnbdh-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ygfbnbdh-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ygfbnbdh-1600x900.png 1600w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ygfbnbdh-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ygfbnbdh-2048x1152.png 2048w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ygfbnbdh-750x422.png 750w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ygfbnbdh-1140x641.png 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo: avgeekwithlens\/ Harsh Tekriwal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-akasa-air-sadhvi-pragya-incident\">Akasa Air Sadhvi Pragya Incident<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In a post on X (formerly Twitter), she appealed to Aviation Minister Scindia, stating, &#8216;Honorable Aviation Minister Shri @JM_Scindia ji, when I came to Delhi from Mumbai to Delhi @AkasaAir by flight number QP1120, Duty Manager Imran and his associates conspired and tried to cause a huge loss to me. I hope you will definitely take action.&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"hi\" dir=\"ltr\">\u092e\u093e.\u0909\u0921\u094d\u0921\u092f\u0928 \u092e\u0902\u0924\u094d\u0930\u0940 \u0936\u094d\u0930\u0940  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JM_Scindia?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JM_Scindia<\/a> \u091c\u0940  \u092e\u0941\u0902\u092c\u0908 \u0938\u0947 \u0926\u093f\u0932\u094d\u0932\u0940 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AkasaAir?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AkasaAir<\/a> \u092b\u094d\u0932\u093e\u0907\u091f \u0928\u0902\u092c\u0930 QP1120 \u0938\u0947 \u0926\u093f\u0932\u094d\u0932\u0940 \u0906\u0928\u0947 \u092a\u0930 \u0921\u094d\u092f\u0942\u091f\u0940 \u092e\u0948\u0928\u0947\u091c\u0930 \u0907\u092e\u0930\u093e\u0928 \u0914\u0930 \u0909\u0938\u0915\u0947 \u0938\u093e\u0925\u093f\u092f\u094b\u0902 \u0926\u094d\u0935\u093e\u0930\u093e \u0937\u0921\u094d\u092f\u0902\u0924\u094d\u0930 \u0915\u0930 \u092e\u0941\u091d\u0947 \u092c\u0921\u093c\u0940 \u0939\u093e\u0928\u093f \u092a\u0939\u0941\u0902\u091a\u093e\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u093e \u092a\u094d\u0930\u092f\u093e\u0938 \u0915\u093f\u092f\u093e\u0964\u0905\u092a\u0947\u0915\u094d\u0937\u093e \u0915\u0930\u0924\u0940 \u0939\u0942\u0902 \u0906\u092a \u0915\u093e\u0930\u094d\u092f\u0935\u093e\u0939\u0940 \u0905\u0935\u0936\u094d\u092f \u0915\u0930\u0947\u0902\u0917\u0947\u0964<br>   \u091c\u092f \u0936\u094d\u0930\u0940 \u0930\u093e\u092e<\/p>&mdash; Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur (@sadhvipragyag) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sadhvipragyag\/status\/1758247387624091735?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 15, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In response to the incident, Akasa Air issued an apology for the inconvenience caused and pledged to conduct a thorough investigation into the matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We deeply regret the de-boarding experience that Hon\u2019ble Member of Parliament Ms. Pragya Thakur encountered on our flight QP1120 on February 15, 2024. We extend our sincere apologies for any inconvenience caused to her. As we investigate the incident comprehensively, we view this as an opportunity to learn and further enhance our services,&#8221; stated Akasa Air in a Friday statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We regret the de-boarding experience that Hon\u2019ble Member of Parliament Ms. Pragya Thakur had on our flight QP1120 on February 15, 2024. We apologize for any inconvenience caused to her. While we will investigate the incident in detail, we take this as an opportunity to learn and\u2026<\/p>&mdash; Akasa Air (@AkasaAir) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AkasaAir\/status\/1758375744106004759?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 16, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Copy-of-Emirates-Kenya-Airways-Partnership-36-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur made an allegation on Friday, asserting that an Akasa Air (QP) duty manager on her flight to Delhi (DEL) attempted to harm her.\" class=\"wp-image-38645\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Copy-of-Emirates-Kenya-Airways-Partnership-36-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Copy-of-Emirates-Kenya-Airways-Partnership-36-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Copy-of-Emirates-Kenya-Airways-Partnership-36-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Copy-of-Emirates-Kenya-Airways-Partnership-36-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Copy-of-Emirates-Kenya-Airways-Partnership-36-750x422.jpg 750w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Copy-of-Emirates-Kenya-Airways-Partnership-36-1140x641.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Copy-of-Emirates-Kenya-Airways-Partnership-36.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo: Photo: avgeekwithlens\/ Harsh Tekriwal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-previous-instance\">Previous Instance<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The BJP MP faced a previous controversy in 2019 when a video surfaced showing the Bhopal MP engaged in a dispute with fellow passengers over seat allocation onboard a flight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the Delhi-Bhopal flight, Thakur, who was using a wheelchair, was requested by the crew to relocate to a non-emergency row seat. However, she declined, leading to a delay, as reported by PTI. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The incident was captured in a viral video circulating on social media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stay tuned with us. Further, follow us on social media for the latest updates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Join us on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/s\/aviationa2z\" rel=\"nofollow\">Telegram Group&nbsp;<\/a>for the Latest Aviation Updates. 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