In a post shared on Instagram, Rahul Gandhi lauded her for her courage during the emergency landing of the flight and wrote, “Mother, you are the epitome of grace under pressure.”
Sonia Gandhi was seen wearing an oxygen mask during the emergency landing of a flight when she was returning to Delhi after attending the unity meeting of the opposition in Bengaluru.
A New Delhi-bound chartered flight carrying Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi had to make an “emergency” landing at the Bhopal airport on Tuesday, a police official said.
However, airport director Ramji Awasthi claimed, “It was a priority landing, not an emergency landing.”
The aircraft made an emergency landing at Raja Bhoj airport.
He did not give further details, but a Congress leader said a technical glitch led to the unscheduled landing.
On learning of the development, senior Congress leaders including Ojha, former Union Minister Suresh Pachauri, MLAs PC Sharma, Arif Masood and Kunal Chowdhary reached the airport and met the Gandhi family in the lounge. He also inquired about his well being.
“They both left for New Delhi by an Indigo flight at around 9.30 pm,” he said.
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