Banerjee's remark was made during a heated exchange with Scindia in the Lok Sabha, leading to an altercation that caused a disruption and forced the session to be adjourned.
The viral video shows Bobby Kataria -- who has 6.3 lakh followers on Instagram -- lighting a cigarette on one of the back rows of a SpiceJet plane, lying down on all three seats and smoking.
Akasa Air's inaugural flight is scheduled to depart from Mumbai at 10.05 am and land in Ahmedabad at 11.25 am on Sunday.
Jyotiraditya Scindia was addressing a special keynote session at the "India@2047" conclave in Bengaluru on Saturday.
Many users have taken to Twitter to complain about a few airlines that are charging extra money to issue a boarding pass, for passengers who do not have a web check-in.
Aviation Minister Scindia also accused the Bhupesh Baghel-led Congress government in Chhattisgarh of not cooperating with the aviation ministry in its efforts to expand aviation facilities in the state.
While responding to supplementary questions asked by members from Tamil Nadu in English, the civil aviation minister Scindia replied in Hindi.
Civil Aviation Minister Scindia has been requesting states to reduce taxes on jet fuel, which accounts for a major chunk of the operational costs of an airline.
Scindia had on Thursday flagged off IndiGo's Bareilly-Mumbai flight that would operate under regional connectivity scheme UDAN.
BJP leader Jyotiraditya Scindia and his mother have been admitted to hospital.
Several Congress leaders slammed Jyotiraditya Scindia on Tuesday for quitting the party, accusing him of betraying the trust of the people and placing "personal ambition" over ideology.
He must have taken the decision keeping the face of Rajmata in mind," said Yashodhara Raje Scindia, Jyotiraditya Scindia's aunt and the youngest daughter of Rajmata Vijaya Raje Scindia of Gwalior, soon after the Congressman of 18 years resigned from the party to start "a new chapter" of respecting the "aspirations" of his people.
A video showing Scindia, believed to be the frontrunner being presented with a coconut smeared with vermilion in Panna by some Congress workers when he was on way from Khajurhao to Rewa in Madhya Pradesh in his car a couple of days ago and then throwing it away, has gone viral in social media triggering a political row.
The Congress has been out of power in the central state since 2003. Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has been leading the state since November 2005.
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