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Fears over rights of passenger loom after airlines ban Kunal Kamra

The move has raised fears that the govt can use the no-fly list to settle political scores, undermining freedom of citizens.

Stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra
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After IndiGo and Air India, SpiceJet and GoAir ban Kamra. Vistara and AirAsia yet to take a call

Arindam Majumder New Delhi
A tweet from Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri made four major airlines ban stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra for 60 days even though the crew of IndiGo, where the incident took place, filed no complaints.

IndiGo suspended Kamra from flying for six months after he confronted Republic TV editor Arnab Goswami about his style of reporting on board one of its flights from Mumbai to Lucknow on January 28. The ban was followed by Air India, SpiceJet and GoAir after Puri tweeted: “We are left with no other option but ask other operators to impose similar restrictions.”

The move has
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