The civil aviation minister has offered some bright ideas in the
100-plus days he has been in office, such as five no-frills airports to
take air travel to the people. The minister also set a good example by
subjecting himself to security checks like any other passenger even
while on official work. His move to “democratise” checking procedures is
welcome: Indians must get used to the idea that people who travel in
today’s increasingly scary world must be checked, without claiming
exemption due to their exalted positions or other reasons.
A former Speaker of India’s Parliament once cancelled a trip to Australia as he wouldn’t be exempt from airport checks there. A New Zealand PM was frisked there, but didn’t complain. Former President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam had undergone security frisking in the United States, but made no fuss, though the regular Indian habit of taking offence at every perceived indignity took shape soon afterwards. The point is: all passengers must at least walk through a scanner, in a separate VIP queue if need be, but Indians must understand that security checks are for everyone’s safety.
Read news in full 11/09/14 Deccan Chronicle
A former Speaker of India’s Parliament once cancelled a trip to Australia as he wouldn’t be exempt from airport checks there. A New Zealand PM was frisked there, but didn’t complain. Former President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam had undergone security frisking in the United States, but made no fuss, though the regular Indian habit of taking offence at every perceived indignity took shape soon afterwards. The point is: all passengers must at least walk through a scanner, in a separate VIP queue if need be, but Indians must understand that security checks are for everyone’s safety.
Read news in full 11/09/14 Deccan Chronicle
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