NEW DELHI: Congress on Friday wrote a letter to the Election Commission regarding the delay in clearance for party leader Rahul Gandhi 's helicopter by Air Traffic Control (ATC) in poll-bound Godda, Jharkhand, stating that "PM's campaign cannot take precedence over that of all others." "There should be a level-playing field in campaigning. The PM's campaign cannot take precedence over that of all others.
Today Rahul Gandhi got delayed in Jharkhand on this account," Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said in a post on X. Congress has alleged that leader of the opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi's chopper faced a 45-minute delay in receiving Air Traffic Control (ATC) clearance, resulting in disruptions to his scheduled public meetings. The party further alleged that the delay in Rahul's chopper schedule was a deliberate attempt to disrupt his campaign, and the ATC prioritised Prime Minister Narendra Modi 's rally near Deoghar over Gandhi's movements, suggesting favoritism.
Ramesh, addressed the letter to the Election Commission requesting urgent intervention to maintain electoral fairness. He clarified that Rahul was visiting Jharkhand for a Congress election rally and had obtained all necessary permissions for state-wide travel and scheduled electoral events. He detailed that according to the approved schedule and authorisations, Gandhi and his team were scheduled to depart from Godda to various locations across the state at 1.
15 pm. "However, their mode of travel, whi.