NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on Friday said the Parliament cannot take a suo-moto cognizance of the incident of Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad assaulting an Air India Duty Manager as the incident happened outside the House.
Talking to the media outside the Parliament, Mahajan said “We cannot take suo-moto cognizance as the incident happened outside the Parliament, so will ascertain details and act on any complaint.”
Meanwhile, Dispelling reports that Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad had been barred from flying after he assaulted a a 60-year-old Air India staffer, the Federation of Indian Airlines (FIA) has asserted that they do not have the power to ban anyone, adding that Air India was not part of the FIA in the first place.
“We have not banned the MP. We do not have powers to ban anyone. In any case, Air India is not part of the FIA. The body represents IndiGo, Go Air, SpiceJet and Jet Airways,” FIA Association Director, Ujjwal Dey told ANI.
Earlier, the Centre also took cognisance of the incident and assured a thorough probe into the matter.
Meanwhile, Gaikwad today remained unapologetic about the incident and dared the Delhi Police to arrest him.
"I will not apologise. It was not my fault, it was his fault. He should apologise. First ask him to apologise then we will see," Gaikwad told the media here.