New Delhi: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav may soon be allowed to take his car, with an armed escort, right up to aircraft at all airports in the country. Having received a request from Uttar Pradesh in this regard, the Ministry of Civil Aviation has referred the matter to the Union Home Ministry for threat assessment.
The state government has sought all the facilities currently available to former CM and BSP supremo Mayawati, revealed an official of the Civil Aviation Ministry. If the Home Ministry clears it, we have no problem, he said.
If allowed, Akhilesh would become only the second CM to be granted this privilege. Tamil Nadu counterpart J Jayalalithaa is allowed vehicular access on security grounds.
Mayawati is allowed to take her car right up to aircraft along with an armed escort. On January 23, 2013, The Indian Express had reported how Mayawati's entitlements were finalised on a day of bargaining that saw three amendments to the Civil Aviation Ministry's order before she was satisfied.
Read News in Full 28/07/13 Ajmer Singh/Indian Express
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