New Delhi, Dec. 5 -- Congress Rajya Sabha MP Pramod Tiwari on Friday raised the issue of operational disruptions and flight cancellations by IndiGo in the Upper House, attributing them to a "monopoly" in the aviation sector.

Addressing the Rajya Sabha, Tiwari urged the Civil Aviation Minister, Ram Mohan Naidu, to respond to Parliament, highlighting that several MPs may need to travel back to their hometowns over the weekend, when there is no sitting schedule.

The Congress MP said, "More than 500 IndiGo flights were cancelled yesterday, and there were cancellations even the day before. Today is Friday, and many members would like to travel. People have their schedules and will return on Sunday or Monday. This has happened due to the mono...