Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, who was scheduled to address two election rallies in the State on Saturday, couldn’t reach the venues as his helicopter was not allowed to fly.
He was supposed to address ‘Vijay Sankalp Samavesh’ at Phulbani in Kandhamal district at 12 pm and later at Brahmapur in Ganjam district at 3 pm.
According to a Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA) official, the UP CM’s helicopter reached Bhubaneswar late by over three hours. “His helicopter was not given permission as it did not have night vision equipments required to fly after sunset,” said BPIA Director Suresh Chandra Hota.
Left with no options, he addressed the public through telephone from the airport.