Maha Guv deboarded from state plane; CMO blames Raj Bhavan
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Mumbai, Feb 11 : In a piquant situation, Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari was forced to deboard from a state government aircraft at Mumbai Airport as he planned to fly to Dehradun and then go to Mussoorie for an official function, officials said here on Thursday.
Even as a massive political slugfest erupted between the ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) and Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray s office broke its silence on Thursday evening and pointed fingers at the Raj Bhavan.
Maharashtra Governor Koshyari denied use of VVIP aircraft
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February 11, 2021 23:07 IST
Maharashtra Chief Minister’s Office clarifies that the Governor’s office was informed on February 10 that permission to use plane had not been given.
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Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari. File
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Maharashtra Chief Minister’s Office clarifies that the Governor’s office was informed on February 10 that permission to use plane had not been given.
The already estranged relations between Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari and the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government stretched further after he was denied to use the VVIP aircraft on Thursday for his travel to Dehradun from Mumbai.
Maha governor denied nod to use state plane for Dehradun visit PTI
Updated : Feb 11, 2021, 8:10 pm IST
The Raj Bhavan official did not confirm about the approval for use of official plane and plan the Governor s travel schedule
Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari (Image source: PTI)
Mumbai: Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari was denied permission to use a state government aircraft to travel to Dehradun on Thursday, triggering a row and inviting a strong criticism from the opposition BJP which sought an apology over the incident.
Koshyari was scheduled to travel by a state government aircraft to Dehradun, but the permission to use the plane was not granted even as the governor had boarded the aircraft, sources said.
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Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari denied traveling in a state government aircraft to Dehradun in Uttarakhand on Thursday (February 11). Governor is not a person, it is a designation. The government should understand that it is insulting a constitutional post, said Fadnavis.
The government should apologise and avoid further escalation of the issue, Mungantiwar said.
Mumbai: Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari was scheduled to travel by a state government aircraft to Dehradun in Uttarakhand on Thursday (February 11), but the permission to use the plane was not granted even as the governor had boarded the aircraft, PTI reported.
The governor later took a commercial flight to travel to Dehradun, a statement from the Raj Bhavan said.
Updated Feb 11, 2021 | 21:09 IST
Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has issued directives that responsibility be fixed on the Raj Bhavan official concerned after taking serious cognisance of the developments. Raj Bhavan secretariat should have confirmed about the availability of the official plane
Key Highlights The Chief Minister has issued directives that responsibility be fixed on the Raj Bhavan official concerned after taking serious cognisance of the developments
On February 10, the CMO communicated that no permission was given for use of the plane: CMO The Raj Bhavan secretariat was expected to check on the permission and then bring the governor to the airport