New Delhi: Congress leader Pawan Khera was stopped from boarding a plane at Delhi airport after a request was received from the Assam Police to stop him," Delhi Police said on Thursday. The Congress leaders protested after Khera was stopped by Delhi Police from boarding the plane at the airport. In a video shared on Congress's Twitter handle, Pawan Khera said that he does not know why was he deboarded. पहले छत्तीसगढ़ में नेताओं के यहां ED को भेजा गया। अब, कांग्रेस अधिवेशन में भाग लेने जा रहे @Pawankhera जी को फ्लाइट में चढ़ने से रोक दिया गया। ये तानाशाही कतई बर्दाश्त नहीं की जाएगी... हम लड़ेंगे और जीतेंगे। pic.twitter.com/jGOnU1860G — Congress (@INCIndia) February 23, 2023 "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. I don't know why am I being stopped," he said. 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 Congress leader Supriya Shrinate alleged that the Congress leaders were en route to Chhattisgarh's Raipur to attend the party's 85th Plenary Session when Khera was asked to deboard. She accused the BJP government of "dictatorship". 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 "We were going from Delhi to Raipur by Indigo flight 6E-204. Pawan Khera, KC Venugopal, Randeep Surjewala was also with us. We were heading to Raipur for the Congress Plenary Session. Pawar Khera was taken away stating that his bag has been exchanged but he was not carrying check-in baggage. He was then told that he had been deplaned and a DSP of CISF would come and serve him notice. If this is not a dictatorship, then what is it? Would you stop people from boarding the flight? The dictator got ED raids done before the session and now the government has come down to this kind of act," she said in a video tweeted by the Congress party. She further asked the sections under which action was being taken against Khera and said that they would not board the flight to Raipur until the Congress leader is allowed to board along with others. "What wrong has he done that this action is being taken? The action is being taken under which sections, they will have to tell. We will keep standing here until the flight departs along with all of us including Pawan Khera," she said. KC Venugopal who was also accompanying the group, tweeted, "Modi govt is acting like a bunch of goons by deplaning @Pawankhera ji from the Delhi-Raipur flight and preventing him from joining the AICC Plenary. Using a flimsy FIR to restrict his movement & silence him is a shameful, unacceptable act. The entire party stands with Pawan ji." "Today we were going for the Congress Plenary Sessoin to Raipur, and our colleague Pawan Khera was told that he left his luggage but he was not carrying any luggage. Then the Police came and said Assam Police has registered an FIR," Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala said. "We asked them to show an arrest warrant but they did not show any order. It is completely illegal Assam and Delhi Police have stopped our flight forcefully," Surjewala added. आज हम सभी Indigo की फ्लाइट से रायपुर जा रहे थे, तभी हमारे साथी @Pawankhera जी को झूठ बोलकर फ्लाइट से उतार दिया गया। पुलिस ने हमें बताया कि असम पुलिस ने FIR दर्ज की है। लेकिन पुलिस के पास किसी भी प्रकार का कोई लिखित गिरफ्तारी आर्डर नहीं है। : @rssurjewala जी pic.twitter.com/1RJ90ctHzL — Congress (@INCIndia) February 23, 2023 Meanwhile, sources said that the CISF has deployed the force to handle the situation. "As per rules, airport police including DCP is also on the spot to legally take control for the arrest of Pawan Khera as desired by Assam Police and Assam police is also at the airport," sources said. Meanwhile, Indigo Airlines issued a statement, saying that a passenger was deplaned and the flight has been delayed. "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," Indigo said. However, there is no impact on others flight movements at Delhi airport. Further details into the matter are awaited. आज जिस तरह @Pawankhera जी को फ्लाइट से उतारा गया है, वह दुर्भाग्यपूर्ण है। संविधान की धज्जियां उड़ाई जा रही हैं, लेकिन मैं समझता हूं कि जनता इनके घमंड को धराशायी कर देगी। : मुख्यमंत्री @ashokgehlot51 जी pic.twitter.com/yfeWQliR5X — Congress (@INCIndia) February 23, 2023
