I-MUMBAI: Kuyisinqumo senqubomgomo yohlobo oluzothathwa izwe: Ingabe abantu bangaphandle bangaqokwa ezikhundleni eziphezulu zezokuphepha ezinhlanganweni zezindiza zaseNdiya?
IJet Airways isanda kuqoka uSteve Ramiah, ongowokudabuka eSingapore njengephini likamongameli wayo (wezokuphepha), futhi manje kubonakala sengathi inkampani yezindiza ingase iphoqeleke ukuthi ifake owomdabu waseNdiya esikhundleni sakhe.
Emhlanganweni wezokuphepha osezingeni eliphezulu obizwe yi-Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) ngesonto eledlule- obuhanjelwe ngabamele i-IB, RAW, umnyango wezangaphakathi, uMnyango wezokundiza komphakathi kanye nezinkampani zezindiza- kunqunywe ngazwi linye ukuthi abokufika bangavunyelwa bamba izikhundla eziphezulu zokuphepha ezinkampanini zezindiza. “Kube ngezwi elilodwa elithi 'Cha' kubo bonke ababethamele umhlangano, ngaphandle kwalokho, omele iJet Airways. Kodwa umyalelo wokugcina kahulumeni ozosebenza awukaziwa futhi uzophuma ngosuku noma ezimbili,” kusho umthombo.
"Isivumelwano esivamile emhlanganweni wangesonto eledlule bekuwukuthi isikhulu esiphezulu sezokuphepha senkampani yezindiza njengesekela likamongameli (wezokuvikela) ngokwesibonelo, kufanele kube yiNdiya njengoba enolwazi oluningi oluyimfihlo," kusho umthombo. “Usekela mongameli (wezokuvikela) kungaba ummeleli wenkampani yezindiza ethintekayo kuyo yonke imihlangano ebizwe uMnyango Wezasekhaya, i-BCAS njll. Ngakho-ke umuntu uzokwaziswa ngolwazi oluhlobene nokusho, ubushokobezi, izindaba zokuphepha phakathi kwe-India namanye amazwe, izeluleko zezobunhloli. njll,” kusho yena. “I-Jet Airways ingase iqoke uRamiah njengomeluleki ezindabeni zezokuphepha. Akekho owayekuphikisa lokho njengoba i-consultant inamandla amancane,” usho kanje.
Yize abantu bangaphandle bephethe izikhundla eziningi eziphezulu ezinhlanganweni zezindiza e-India, kungokokuqala ukuthi kuqokwe umuntu wangaphandle ukuthi aphathe ezokuphepha. Emhlabeni jikelele, izwe ngalinye linomthetho walo ngalolu daba, ezinye izinkampani zezindiza eMpumalanga Ephakathi zinabokufika ezikhundleni zokuphepha eziyinhloko, kuyilapho ezinye izindiza, njengalezo zase-US nase-UK zigcinele izakhamuzi zazo kuphela isikhundla. Ngenkathi i-TOI ifuna ukuphawula kwaJet Airways enyangeni edlule ngalolu daba, umkhulumeli wezindiza wathi: “IJet Airways ayizange yephule noma yimiphi imithetho kahulumeni ekuqokeni uSteve Ramiah njengephini likamongameli omusha (wezokuvikela).”
Ngokusho kwenkampani yezindiza, uRamiah "ungowomdabu waseNdiya ngokuzalwa futhi wanikwa ngokusemthethweni isikhundla soMuntu Womdabu waseNdiya yiKhomishini Ephakeme YamaNdiya eSingapore ngoDisemba 2006." Inkampani yezindiza ikhethe ukungaphawuli ngentuthuko yangesonto eledlule. "Asinalo ulwazi," kusho okhulumela inkampani yezindiza ngoMsombuluko.
Kuyiqiniso ukuthi ukuqashwa kuka-Ramiah akwephuli ngokuqondile noma yimiphi imithetho ngesizathu esilula nje sokuthi i-India ayikakhiphi imithetho ephathelene nobuzwe babasebenzi abaphethe izikhundla zokuphepha ezindizeni zayo ezweni. Kodwa kuyacaca uma kukhulunywa ngezokuphepha ezifakwe eziteshini zezindiza phesheya. "Ikomidi le-RP Singh ezincomweni zalo ezenziwe ngonyaka ka-2002-lezi zincomo kamuva zamukelwa ukuthi zisetshenziswe yi-BCAS-lithi izinkampani zezindiza azikwazi ukuqoka abantu bangaphandle ezikhundleni zokuphepha emahhovisi abo aphesheya," kusho umthombo wezindiza. “Kunengqondo-ke ukuthi ngeke bakwazi ukuqoka abokufika ezikhundleni zokuphepha eNdiya. Kodwa-ke iKomidi likaSingh alizange likubhale phansi,” engeza. Manje uhulumeni uzophumela obala ngalolu daba esikhathini esingangezinsuku ezimbili.
