Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari had to wait for over two hours at Mumbai airport on Thursday morning and then book a seat in a private flight after he failed to get permission to fly to Dehradun in a state government aircraft, News18 reported.
The governor’s office said that his secretariat had written to the Maharashtra government on February 2, seeking permission for use of the aircraft, ANI reported. However, after he reached the Mumbai airport and boarded the plane, he was informed that the permission had not been received yet.
“Normally, governors do not wait for the permission to come,” an unidentified source told PTI. “He sat in the aircraft. The pilot then said the permission was not given yet.” Koshyari then booked a ticket in a commercial plane and left for Dehradun around 12.15 pm, according to PTI.
Former Maharashtra Chief Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Devendra Fadnavis termed the incident as an “unfortunate” one and said…