Ahmedabad: The son of Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel was on Monday 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 Qatar Airways flight, which was to take off at 4am.
When he 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, airport 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.
Gujarat has a law in force that forbids the manufacture, storage, sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages. The legislation has been in force since May 1, 1960 when Bombay State was bifurcated into the states of Maharashtra and Gujarat.
