Naveen Jindal, chairman of Jindal Group and Member of Parliament (MP) from Kurukshetra, has criticised low-cost carrier IndiGo after the airline allegedly returned a dented wheelchair to his daughter following a flight from Goa to Delhi on October 10. His daughter, Sminu Jindal, who is an industrialist and disability rights advocate, was returning from Purple Fest Goa — a festival celebrating the freedom, independence and dignity of persons with disabilities — when the incident occurred.

What did Sminu Jindal say?

Taking to social media platform X, Sminu expressed disappointment over the airline’s handling of her custom-designed wheelchair, built specifically for her spinal cord injury. She stated that it had been returned to her “completely bent and unusable.”

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