New Delhi: In a clear violation of rules, Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju, a chain smoker, said he carries matchboxes with him on flights since he is not subjected to frisking.
Raju made this confession during his address at the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) event here on Tuesday when he said that before becoming a minister last year, his matchboxes and lighters were confiscated by airport security.
But after becoming the minister for civil aviation "people stopped frisking me" and "my matchbox also came along with me", he said.
The Minister's comment comes against the backdrop of rising concerns about aviation security in the country. Matchboxes and lighters are among the items that are not allowed inside aircraft in India.
On being asked whether he carries matchbox even while travelling in flight, Raju quipped, "You (reporters) are going to make an issue out of it" but added that "I have yet to come across an incident worldwide where a matchbox became a threat."
07/04/15 PTI/Daily News & Analysis
Raju made this confession during his address at the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) event here on Tuesday when he said that before becoming a minister last year, his matchboxes and lighters were confiscated by airport security.
But after becoming the minister for civil aviation "people stopped frisking me" and "my matchbox also came along with me", he said.
The Minister's comment comes against the backdrop of rising concerns about aviation security in the country. Matchboxes and lighters are among the items that are not allowed inside aircraft in India.
On being asked whether he carries matchbox even while travelling in flight, Raju quipped, "You (reporters) are going to make an issue out of it" but added that "I have yet to come across an incident worldwide where a matchbox became a threat."
07/04/15 PTI/Daily News & Analysis
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