"Kejriwalji, Foreign Flights Closed": Hardeep Puri Reminds Delhi Chief Minister

Hardeep Singh Puri's message came hours after Arvind Kejriwal called on the centre to suspend Singapore flights over a "new Covid strain" affecting children

Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Puri on Tuesday evening reminded Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal that international passenger flights to and from India have been suspended - with some exceptions - since March last year, when the country went into a nationwide COVID-19 lockdown. केजरीवाल जी, मार्च 2020 से ही अंतर्राष्ट्रीय उड़ानें बंद हैं। सिंगापुर के साथ एयर बबल भी नहीं है।बस कुछ वन्दे भारत उड़ानों से हम वहाँ फँसे भारतीय लोगों को वापस लाते हैं। ये हमारे अपने ही लोग हैं।फिर भी स्थिति पर हमारी नज़र है। सभी सावधानियाँ बरती जा रही हैं। pic.twitter.com/wOZMX0Q5CK There is no truth in the assertion that there is a new COVID strain in Singapore. Phylogenetic testing has shown that the B.1.617.2 variant is the prevalent strain in many of the COVID cases, including in children, in recent weeks in Singapore.https://t.co/uz0mNPNxlEhttps://t.co/Vyj7gyyzvJ Mr Puri's message came hours after Mr Kejriwal called on the centre to suspend flights to and from Singapore over concerns about a "new Covid strain" in the southeast Asian country. The Delhi Chief Minister said the "new strain" was "extremely dangerous for children" and urged the centre to pause air links and work out vaccination options for the 18-and-below age group. "Kejriwalji, international flights have been closed since March 2020. We do not even have an 'air bubble' arrangement with Singapore. There are only a few flights - Vande Bharat Missions - to bring back Indians stranded there. After all, these are our own people," Mr Puri tweeted.