Refused to land at Malda airport, BJP chief Amit Shah chooses private heliport



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Amit Shah was sent back Sunday to the AIIMS of Delhi, where he had been admitted with swine flu.

Kolkata:

Refused to the permission of the Government of West Bengal to disembark his helicopter on the Malda landing strip for a rally tomorrow. BJP chief Amit Shah decided to get around the problem by landing at a private heliport in the area. According to a BJP state press note, the helicopter will now land in Golden Park Hotels and Resorts, a property with adequate infrastructure.

The refusal of the administration to let Mr. Shah's helicopter land on Malda's runway The BJP had snowballed into a major controversy, citing the Chief Minister of Bengal, Mamata Banerjee, "having abused state mechanisms for political ends". However, the government maintained that the president of the BJP could not be allowed to land there because of the ongoing renovation work.

"As there were security problems, the police said that the helicopter carrying Amit Shah should land on another site." I also change my helicopter's landing place at the request of The police have authorized the rally because we believe in democracy, and they (BJP leaders) distort information and mislead people, "Banerjee said.

State authorities announced that construction works were underway to direct Mr. Shah's helicopter to another runway. "The upgrading work is in progress and there is sand and construction materials lying around.The permission can not be given because the airport is not suitable for landing in. In addition, Malda's temporary helipad is not being properly maintained due to ongoing work, "says a letter dated 20 January from Malda's additional District Magistrate.

In his response, BJP Malda district secretary, Gopal Saha, wondered how the state government was able to use the Malda heliport to land choppers if it is in such a bad state . The Minister of Union Law, Ravi Shankar Prasad, claimed that the denial of authorization constituted an "abuse of power" by the state government. "Permission was denied on the grounds that renovations were under way and construction materials were strewn on the runway, but the Mamataji helicopter had landed on the same runway a few days ago. Some journalists went there too, and I have photos to prove it, "he said.

The Trinamool Congress later disputed the BJP 's badertion that permission had been denied to the BJP president' s helicopter, baderting that he "s safe. was acting a "hawking lies" after "the huge success" of the recent rally of opposition in West Bengal. Trinamool Congress leader Derek O. Brien has described as "hilarious" the statement by Union Minister Piyush Goyal that the Mamata Banerjee government is attempting to block M's programs. Shah – "be it a rally, a yatra or the landing of his helicopter".

He was released Sunday from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in Delhi, where he was being treated for swine flu on Sunday.

(with the help of agencies)