<p>An Indian lawmaker, who was blacklisted by Air India for assaulting a staffer &quot;25 times&quot; with a slipper, booked a ticket on the airline only to find it cancelled.<br />
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<p>Ravindra Gaikwad, an MP belonging to the far right Shiv Sena, had booked the Air India ticket from Mumbai to Delhi after he was banned by Air India and five other airlines, including IndiGo, SpiceJet, GoAir, Jet Airways and Vistara.</p>

<p>The lawmaker from Maharashtra&#39;s Osmanabad had beaten a 60-year-old Air India employee for being refused a business class berth on aircraft flying from Pune to New Delhi.</p>

<p>He was unrepentant about his behaviour, instead asking the airline and the employee to apologise first.</p>

<p>Gaikwad, however, found support from his colleagues from the Shiv Sena and legislators from the Samajwadi Party who wanted the ban to be revoked.</p>

<p>The federal government, however, condemned Gaikwad&#39;s unruly behaviour.</p>

<p>Civil aviation minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju said: &quot;Violence of any kind can be a disaster for airlines. We have good safety regulations but never in my dreams expected an MP to be caught (doing this).&quot;<br />
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Gaikwad had booked the Air India ticket from Mumbai to Delhi

An Indian lawmaker, who was blacklisted by Air India for assaulting a staffer "25 times" with a slipper, booked a ticket on the airline only to find it cancelled. Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad booked an Air India ticket from Mumbai to Delhi but Air India cancelled it (file pic) pic.twitter.com/c6ObgNUC20 — ANI (@ANI_news) March 28, 2017 × Ravindra Gaikwad, an MP belonging to the far right Shiv Sena, had booked the Air India ticket from Mumbai to Delhi after he was banned by Air India and five other airlines, including IndiGo, SpiceJet, GoAir, Jet Airways and Vistara. The lawmaker from Maharashtra's Osmanabad had beaten a 60-year-old Air India employee for being refused a business class berth on aircraft flying from Pune to New Delhi. He was unrepentant about his behaviour, instead asking the airline and the employee to apologise first. Gaikwad, however, found support from his colleagues from the Shiv Sena and legislators from the Samajwadi Party who wanted the ban to be revoked. The federal government, however, condemned Gaikwad's unruly behaviour. Civil aviation minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju said: "Violence of any kind can be a disaster for airlines. We have good safety regulations but never in my dreams expected an MP to be caught (doing this)." (WION with inputs from agencies)

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