JAMMU, June 12 -- Senior BJP leader and former Deputy Chief Minister, Kavinder Gupta, expressed profound sorrow over the horrific crash of Air India Flight AI 171, a Boeing 787 8 Dreamliner bound for London Gatwick, which crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad's Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport this afternoon. The flight, carrying 242 people, included 230 passengers and 12 crew members.
In a press release issued here today, the senior BJP leader described the event as "extremely distressing and profoundly heartbreaking," adding that the tragedy has left the nation reeling. He extended his heartfelt condolences to all victims and their families, and expressed further grief over the untimely death of former Gujarat Chief ...