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In another incident pointing towards the negligence of our government to ensure safety of its citizens, a 26-year old aircraft was being tested to fly the CM of Punjab, which crashed near Ludhiana. The six seater Beecraft C-90 King Air plane had taken off from Chandigarh at 10:50am and crashed in Jugiana village before it could reach Sahnewal airport in Ludhiana, killing its pilot and a co-pilot.

Those killed have been identified as Manjit Singh Khokhar and co-pilot Dalip Singh Kataria. They were the only two people on board the state government aircraft. The cause of the crash is still unknown.

This brings back the unpleasant memories of so many other planes which have crashed in a similar manner in the recent years. Why hasn’t the government taken any measures in spite of repeated loss of life and resources? Why such tragedies are left unattended after a few days of pseudo investigations? Why can’t we have latest and upgraded planes to ensure safety of everyone onboard? Why are we still stuck with age old planes to let people die like this?

It is a humble and urgent request to the government to look into the matter more seriously than it does, so that our faith in its rotten system can be restored.