Son of Gujarat Dy CM stopped from boarding flight for being 'drunk'

The son of Gujarat deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel was stopped from boarding a Qatar Airways flight on Monday as he had allegedly arrived in a drunken state. It was reported that the deputy CM's son Jaiman Patel argued with the airport staff as well.

According to sources quoted by IANS Jaiman Patel, who is in his mid-30s, along with his wife Jhalak and daughter Vaishvi were stopped from boarding the plane, which was scheduled to take-off at 4am. The family was on its way to Greece for a vacation.

Patel, who is a land dealer, reached the Ahmedabad International Airport in a drunken state, barely able to walk, the agency also reported. He cleared the



immigration and other checks in a wheelchair due to his inebriated condition, said airport officials. Jaimin Patel was prevented from boarding the flight. He also had an argument with the staff of the airways,' an official said, requesting anonymity.

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.