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Congress slams Modi govt over IndiGo flight chaos, calls for Aviation sector reforms

New Delhi, Dec 5 (UNI) The unprecedented cancellation of over 550 IndiGo flights in a single day has sparked fierce criticism from the Opposition, with senior Congress leaders blaming the Modi government’s policies for creating a dangerous duopoly in India’s aviation sector. The operational meltdown left lakhs of passengers stranded across major airports, triggering accusations of a "systemic failure" driven by government favoritism toward corporate interests at the expense of passenger welfare.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi led the political backlash, tweeting, “IndiGo fiasco is the cost of this Govt’s monopoly model,” and lamenting that ordinary Indians are once again paying the price “in delays, cancellations and helplessness.” He called for urgent reforms, declaring, “India deserves fair competition in every sector, not match-fixing monopolies.”
Party General Secretary K C Venugopal quantified the scale of the crisis, stating, “550 IndiGo flights cancelled in a single day is a clear consequence of the Government sleeping at the wheel while a duopoly established a deadly chokehold on India’s aviation sector.” He accused the government of prioritizing corporate greed over passenger interests.
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