Election Commission seeks aviation min's view on Swamy's plea against AirAsia

The Election Commission hassought the Civil Aviation Ministry’s view on BJP leaderSubramanian Swamy’s demand that Air Asia should not be issuedthe air operator’s permit till model code is in force.

[caption id=“attachment_75682” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Subramanian Swamy. PTI[/caption]

The Commission has sent a letter to the Ministry on March24, asking it to send its comments “immediately”.Swamy had said in his complaint to the ElectionCommission that he had written to the Civil Aviation Ministryon March 6, saying that it would be “wholly invalid and ultravires the Model Code if Air Asia Joint Venture as well as theTata-Singapore proposals for new airlines receive the AirlineOperators Permit after March 5, 2014 10.30 AM”.

“But this is precisely what the Minister of CivilAviation is demanding of the DGCA and his officers,” he hadsaid.Opposing the alleged move, Swamy had said, “No prejudiceor harm would be caused if the air operating permit to AirAsia withheld until such time as the Model Code prevails.

PTI