I am a CM, not a terrorist: Channi on not being allowed to fly to Hoshiarpur

Charanjit Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi claimed that his chopper was not allowed to fly to Hoshiarpur and Jalandhar because areas were declared as nofly zones amid Prime Minister Narendra Modis visit to the stateChanni was to attend a poll rally along with former Congress president Rahul Gandhi at Hoshiarpur Gandhi was to attend a second rally alone in Gurdaspur which he attended PM Modi came to Jalandhar to address his first physical rally for the February 20 Punjab polls Channi claimed that the permission given to his chopper to fly to Hoshiarpur from Chandigarh was cancelledChanni was to fly to Hoshiarpur in a chopper shortly after addressing a press conference in Chandigarh to attend a poll rally there with Rahul Gandhi iquestI had to fly at 11 am and I sat in the chopper Suddenly I was told that the permission for flying has been cancelled and I could not go thereiquest the chief minister told reporters hereMy four hours got wasted I could not attend Rahul Gandhis rally because the clearance was not given he said He added that he was denied permission to fly as the area was made no flying zone because of the PMs visit Replying to a question Channi claimed he had permission for flying and landing at Hoshiarpur which was later withdrawnPeople know everything about what politics they are playing with me he said The CM later went to Sujanpur in Pathankot for an electionrelated programme Channi however later complained that he was again denied permission to fly from Sujanpur to Jalandhar where he was to attend another pollrelated programme Then he travelled by road from Sujanpur to reach Jalandhar for attending a programmeHe told a TV channel separately that he was the states chief minister and not a terrorist Why was I being stopped in such a way What conspiracy is this What politics is this he asked He alleged that the reason for stopping him from flying was purely political He said he had to travel through the road to reach Jalandhar Notably a month after he cut short his Punjab visit due to a security breach in Ferozepur Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said in Jalandhar that he was unable to pay a visit to a temple there as local authorities could not make necessary arrangementsSuch is the situation of the government in Punjabiquest the prime minister said addressing a poll rally in Jalandhar while attacking the Congress party The Prime Minister said he would come to Jalandhar again and pay his obeisance at the Devi Talab Mandir Modi was addressing a poll rally in person in Jalandhar his first in Punjab after January 5 when he had to return from the state without attending any event including a public meeting after his convoy got stuck on a flyover due to a blockade by protesters in FerozepurRecalling his 2014 Lok Sabha poll campaign as the BJPs PM candidate he said his plane was not allowed to fly as the Congress namdar and its yuvraj prince who was just an MP had a programme near Amritsar I got delayed by more than an hour in reaching Pathankot When I reached Pathankot my helicopter was not allowed to fly Why Because their yuvraj was visiting some other place in Punjab Modi said in an apparent reference to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Such misuse of power used to happen for one family In 2014 my helicopter could not fly after sunset My two programmes in Himachal Pradesh at that time had to be cancelled It has been the deeds of Congress to stop its opponents For the last 50 years it has been doing this against its rivals he said as he took a dig at the GandhisThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever