BSY rejects cabinet rank status offer

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August 8, 2021

Bengaluru, Aug 8: Former chief minister BS Yediyurappa has declined the offer of the cabinet rank status given to him by Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai.

"I request you (Bommai) to provide only those facilities extended to the immediate past Chief Minister of the state and request you to withdraw the order granting me the cabinet rank status," Mr Yediyurappa said in a letter written to the current chief minister.

The Bommai government on Saturday had accorded cabinet rank to Mr Yediyurappa, through the Department of Personal and Administrative Reforms notification with an objective to give all facilities available to the cabinet minister as long as he held the chief minister's post.

Under this, besides a salary, Mr Yediyurappa would have been entitled to a furnished residence without payment of rent through his term in office. He would have been entitled to a travel allowance for himself and his family.
With respect to health facilities, Yediyurappa and his family would have got free admission in hospitals, maintained by the government as well as free medical treatment.

The government, under the constitution has the right to accord cabinet rank even to government secretaries.

Nripendra Misra, the Principal Secretary to Prime Minister, Additional Principal Secretary PK Mishra and National Security Advisor Ajit Doval have been given the cabinet rank status by Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government at the centre.

If Mr Yediyurappa had not declined the offer, Mr Bommai would have lost the right to occupy "Cauvery", which is the official residence of chief ministers.

At present, Mr Bommai is functioning from his residence situated in RT Nagar.

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IndiGo offers full waiver on cancellations, reschedule requests for bookings between Dec 5 and 15

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December 6,2025

With IndiGo flight disruptions impacting thousands of passengers, the airline on Saturday said that it will offer full waiver on all cancellations/reschedule requests for travel bookings between December 5, 2025 and December 15, 2025.

Earlier in the day, the civil aviation ministry had directed the airline to complete the ticket refund process for the cancelled flights by Sunday evening, as well as ensure baggage separated from the travellers are delivered in the next two days.

In a post on X, titled 'No questions asked', IndiGo wrote, "In response to recent events, all refunds for your cancellations will be processed automatically to your original mode of payment."

"We are deeply sorry for the hardships caused," it further added.

Several passengers, however, complained of not getting full refund as promised by the airline.

Netizens have shared screenchots of getting charged for airline cancellation fee and convenience fee.

"Please tell me why u have did this airline cancellation charges when u say full amount will be refunded (sic)," a user wrote sharing a screenshot of the refund page.

"Well, but you have still debited the convenience charges," wrote another.

Passengers have also raised concerns about the "cancel" option being disabled on the IndiGo app. "First enable the 'Cancel' button on your App & offer full refund on tickets cancelled by customers between the said dates," wrote a user.

A day after the country's largest airline, IndiGo, cancelled more than 1,000 flights and caused disruptions for the fifth day on Saturday, the ministry said that any delay or non-compliance in refund processing will invite immediate regulatory action.

The refund process for all cancelled or disrupted flights must be completed by 8 pm on Sunday, the ministry said in a statement.

"Airlines have also been instructed not to levy any rescheduling charges for passengers whose travel plans were affected by cancellations," it said.

On Saturday, more than 400 flights were cancelled at various airports.

IndiGo has also been instructed to set up dedicated passenger support and refund facilitation cells.

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