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MLA's helicopter joy ride for children disturbs board exam candidates

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A helicopter ride which was supposed to bring a smile on several school students instead made several class XII students at an exam centre in Ghatkopar frown.

Maharashtra Navnirman Sena's MLA Ram Kadam on Friday organized a 20 minute helicopter ride for over 150 school students from various schools in Ghatkopar at the Dataji Salvi Ground in Bhatt wadi, Ghatkopar. However, what the MLA did not take into consideration was that over 125 class XII students were appearing for the English paper at the Ratnabhumi Vidyalaya right next to the ground.

While the event, originally scheduled to begin at 11.30 am was rescheduled for 2 pm, the gathering disturbed the students. "We were not informed earlier but got to know about it only when we reached the venue. So even if the event was postponed, the crowds had gathered," said an eye witness.

"The organizers did not use any speakers but since the entrance of the school is right next to the ground, constant honking and chatter disturbed us," said Namrata Shelar, a class XII student. Another student said the chaos interrupted their concentration. "We could not concentrate. Since there was so much movement there, all the students were constantly looking out," said Anand Ram.

Eye witnesses said that students were also disturbed by the sound of the helicopter which landed on the ground at around 12.40 pm. "The helicopter ride for the children started after the exam was over. However, the helicopter first landed on the ground when the exam was on. There was so much noise and dust around that the students are bound to be disturbed," said the eye witness.

However, Ram Kadam refuted that the event disturbed the students. "The function was rescheduled to ensure that the students are not disturbed. The helicopter landed on the ground at 8 am and the first trip took off only half an hour after the exam was over," said Kadam.

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