Varanasi:

The Congress Celebration have alleged that Rahul Gandhi’s aircraft was denied permission to land at Varanasi’s Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport on Monday.

Congress chief Ajay Rai mentioned that the airport authorities didn’t grant permission as they have been underneath strain, and that they used President Droupadi Murmu’s go to as an ‘excuse’.

He mentioned Rahul Gandhi’s flight was scheduled to land at Varanasi airport on Monday night time, however was “intentionally” not given permission.

“Rahul Gandhi was scheduled to reach right here after which go to Prayagraj, however the airport authority didn’t permit his aircraft to land as a consequence of strain from the federal government. They mentioned there’s a heavy plane motion and visitors congestion and didn’t give permission,” Rai alleged.

The Congress chief additionally mentioned that the BJP authorities is ‘scared’ of Rahul Gandhi and therefore they didn’t permit the aircraft to land on the airport in Varanasi.

“Prime Minister of the nation has been anxious since Rahul Gandhi led the Bharat Jodo Yatra. Now, they’re troubling Rahul,” he added.

The Congress MP was scheduled to reach in Varanasi on Monday night time and to supply prayers in Shri Kashi Vishwanath Temple right now.

Notably, President Murmu visited Shri Kashi Vishwanath Temple on Monday night after providing prayers on the Kotwal Baba Kaal Bhairav temple in Varanasi.

Throughout her go to to Kashi for the primary time, the President additionally attended the grand Ganga Aarti on the Dashashwamedh Ghat within the night, a press release from the Chief Minister’s Workplace mentioned.