Ahmedabad: Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel's son was stopped by authorities from boarding a Qatar Airways flight to Greece after he arrived in a "heavily drunken" state and argued with airlines staff, officials said.
Jaimin Patel, his wife Jhalak and their daughter Vaishvi were stopped from boarding the plane, which was scheduled to take off at 4 am, airport officials told IANS.
When Jaimin reached Ahmedabad International Airport, he was unable to walk due to his inebriated state. He went through the immigration and other checks in a wheelchair due to his drunken state, officials told IANS.
"Jaimin Patel was prevented from boarding the flight. He also had an argument with the staff of the airways," the official added.
Meanwhile, Nitin Patel told reporters in the evening in Gandhinagar that this was a ploy to defame him. "My son, his wife and daughter were going for a vacation. He was not feeling well."
"His wife called up home and then it was decided to return home and not proceed," the 60-year-old minister added.
"Our opponents are trying to tarnish our image by spreading false and mischievous information," he said.
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