Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a poll rally in Abohar town in Fazilka district of Punjab on Thursday. As a precautionary measure, the local administration has declared the airspace under its jurisdiction a no-fly zone till the day of rally.
The local administration also strictly prohibited the flying of drones and unmanned aerial vehicles . Fazilka’s Additional District Magistrate Abhijeet Kaplish said that the orders have been issued in view of emerging threats due to the recent carrying of drones as IED by anti-national elements.
The blocking of airspace has generated controversy in battleground Punjab. On Monday, chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi claimed that his helicopter was denied permission to fly to Hoshiarpur due to Prime Minister Modi’s visit to the state. “I was in Una at 11 am but suddenly the permission to fly to Hoshiarpur was denied due to PM Modi’s movement. It was declared a no-fly zone. I was not able to attend Rahul Gandhi’s rally in Hoshiarpur. I had permission to land, news agency ANI quoted Channi.
