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Parliamentarians believe that when they fly, they should be allowed to access the airport through a special entrance, pushed to the head of the line with priority check-ins, treated to freebie refreshments in first-class or priority lounges, and be assigned an airline representative to handle all their needs and escort them to the plane.
Many of these privileges are granted already to MPs when they use the government's Air India or Indian Airlines. MPs want private airlines to be coerced into extending the same favours. Their demand for khaas aadmi treatment comes at a time when Arvind Kejriwal and his Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) are drawing huge public support for eschewing the VIP privileges brazenly exercised by politicians.
"To be demanding special privileges for 'VIPs' in this political atmosphere takes a special kind of disconnect with reality," tweeted Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah.
At airports, MPs want 'khaas aadmi' treatment | NDTV.com
As if looting the country wasn't enough, our great netas now want Maharaja treatment at airports too. Not only that, there's more...
The protocol includes reserved business class lounge facilities, complimentary tea, coffee and water, free access to airport buildings and designation of one officer of the airports as protocol officer to extend all facilities and courtesies to the MPs including carrying their bags/briefcases till they board the plane.
Then when on board they are to be shown full courtesy by the senior-most air hostess who will welcome them with a smile after they're seated and convey the best wishes of the captain of the craft! !!!
(Next the air hostess would probably be asked to say with a smile: "I'm at your personal service, sir. It would be a pleasure to have a roll in the hay with you, sir!"
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Then I suppose will be the “courtesy” of using the Chambers club at Taj etc. Or using the courtesy of gymkhana clubs all over India.
The question is: Do most of India's rotten MPs and MLAs qualify as VIPs in the first place??
Many of these privileges are granted already to MPs when they use the government's Air India or Indian Airlines. MPs want private airlines to be coerced into extending the same favours. Their demand for khaas aadmi treatment comes at a time when Arvind Kejriwal and his Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) are drawing huge public support for eschewing the VIP privileges brazenly exercised by politicians.
"To be demanding special privileges for 'VIPs' in this political atmosphere takes a special kind of disconnect with reality," tweeted Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah.
At airports, MPs want 'khaas aadmi' treatment | NDTV.com
As if looting the country wasn't enough, our great netas now want Maharaja treatment at airports too. Not only that, there's more...
The protocol includes reserved business class lounge facilities, complimentary tea, coffee and water, free access to airport buildings and designation of one officer of the airports as protocol officer to extend all facilities and courtesies to the MPs including carrying their bags/briefcases till they board the plane.
Then when on board they are to be shown full courtesy by the senior-most air hostess who will welcome them with a smile after they're seated and convey the best wishes of the captain of the craft! !!!
(Next the air hostess would probably be asked to say with a smile: "I'm at your personal service, sir. It would be a pleasure to have a roll in the hay with you, sir!"
)Then I suppose will be the “courtesy” of using the Chambers club at Taj etc. Or using the courtesy of gymkhana clubs all over India.
The question is: Do most of India's rotten MPs and MLAs qualify as VIPs in the first place??
