Air ticket fare saved for NGO: Kiran Bedi

October 20, 2011 12:52 pm | Updated November 17, 2021 12:53 am IST - New Delhi

Former IPS officer and Team Anna member Kiran Bedi. File Photo: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar

Former IPS officer and Team Anna member Kiran Bedi. File Photo: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar

Already plagued by internal dissensions, Team Anna plunged into yet another controversy on Thursday with allegations against Kiran Bedi that she charged her hosts full fare on air tickets while availing discounts but the activist claimed there was “no personal” gain.

Allegations were levelled against Ms. Bedi, a key member of Team Anna, that she used her gallantry medal to get 75 per cent discount on Air India tickets and then submitted inflated invoices to claim full fare from the organisers who have invited her to the function.

It was also alleged that she claimed business class fare even when she was travelling in economy class.

Reacting to the allegations, Ms. Bedi told PTI, “business class travel is part of the invitation/entitlement from the event organisers/corporates I’m asked to speak at. Travelling economy is a choice despite entitlement is to ensure that savings remain with the NGO”.

“(There is) no personal gain here. Sorry to disappoint detractors trying real hard to find a smoking gun. However, I accept this kind of coverage as a part of the challenges which being in public life poses,” she said adding the money “saved” went to NGO India Vision Foundation run by her.

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