Beware railways, Ravindra Gaikwad is on a train

While keeping their staff safe from the ever-angry neta, the airlines have put the railway staff in jeopardy.

After finding himself 'checked off' off all airlines, Shiv Sena MP and defiant assaulter Ravindra Gaikwad took a train to Pune. The member of Parliament from Maharashtra's Osmanabad constituency was taught a lesson on the importance of being 'grounded' by the association of airlines after he assaulted a 60-year-old crew member of Air India.

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Gaikwad was forced to take a train to Pune after Air India and IndiGo airlines cancelled his return tickets from Delhi. While keeping their staff safe from the ever-angry neta, the airlines have put the railway staff in jeopardy. Gaikwad is now a potential threat to railway staff.

The politician had to upgrade himself from business class air travel to a night-long journey on the train after airlines decided to show him what happens when he assaults a crew member with slippers. Gaikwad had to board the August Kranti Express from Delhi's Hazrat Nizamuddin station instead of flying high after two airline companies cancelled his tickets.

Considering the history of the passenger travelling with them, the railway authorities are better warned to keep alert and keep safe. From charges of culpable homicide to thrusting food down a fasting Muslim's throat, Gaikwad is a repeat offender.

A spokesperson from the railways said that Gaikwad received spot reservation since he was an MP and was allotted berth number 21 in the A1 compartment. Had there not been a seat and had the MP once again gone on his 'usual assaulting spree', would the railways have banned him too? While Gaikwad remained defiant and refused to apologise to the victim, he perhaps realised it was best to shut up rather than invite wrath of the public and bring more shame to his party and post. Gaikwad refused to comment further on the incident and told media persons that his party chief 'Udhavv Thackeray or Anil Desai would comment on it.

His party, Shiv Sena, has sought an explanation from the MP while defending him throughout, while the Delhi police have registered two FIRs against him which could lead to his arrest. Did the MP leave Delhi to avoid arrest? The MP instead of apologising had bragged about assaulting the victim 25 times with his slipper. What's more, he told the media that if the police were to arrest him, his party chief 'Uddhav saheb will take care of it.'

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