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Indian MPs Want Liquor on Domestic Flight, Only to Help Vineyard Farmers!
But some parliament members have made a case for lifting the ban on alcohol on domestic flights, well, not out of any special affinity for the spirits, but only out of concern for the lot of the vineyard farmers.
At a meeting of the consultative committee attached to the federal aviation ministry, at least three members of the Indian parliament, are said to have made a strong pitch for alcohol on domestic flights.
Interestingly among those who attended the meeting at New Delhi was none other Rahul Gandhi, a scion of the Nehru-Gandhi family. But he is said to have kept quiet, not taking any position on the issue. Certainly he did not oppose the idea that was mooted by his Congress party colleagues.
Aviation Minister Praful Patel who chaired the deliberations readily agreed to consider the demand as there was no opposition at the meeting.
Vijay Mallya, a prominent liquor baron and also a member of the upper chamber of the parliament has been lobbying hard for alcohol on domestic flights.
A flashy businessman, he is one of the big names in the liquor industry and is also running a small airline called Kingfisher, named after a blockbuster beer brand.
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