Chandigarh Airport Renamed

In a notification dated November 2, MoCA said, "It is notified that the Chandigarh International Airport in Chandigarh is named as 'Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport, Chandigarh' with immediate effect".

The international airport in Chandigarh has been renamed Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport, Chandigarh, after freedom fighter Bhagat Singh on his birth anniversary today, days after PM Modi made an announcement in this regard.

Professor Jagmohan Singh, nephew of Shaheed Bhagat Singh on Sunday welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's announcement to name the Chandigarh Airport after the great martyr and termed it as a victory of the people.

This is also not the first time the proposal to rename the union territory's airport after Bhagat Singh. The Haryana Assembly, led by the BJP, had in April 2016 unanimously passed a resolution on the same.

The Punjab and Haryana governments have agreed to rename Chandigarh's international airport after Shaheed Bhagat Singh, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said on Saturday after a meeting between the two governments.

Rajya Sabha today witnessed brief uproar over the naming of Chandigarh airport, as the Opposition alleged that the BJP government in Haryana does not want to name it after freedom fighter Bhagat Singh.

The Haryana Assembly today unanimously passed a resolution to name Chandigarh airport after India's freedom struggle icon Shaheed Bhagat Singh.

A close relative of the legendary freedom fighter, Bhagat Singh, today urged the National Democratic Alliance led government to name the new civil air terminal at the Chandigarh airport after martyr without any further delay.

In a notification dated November 2, MoCA said, "It is notified that the Chandigarh International Airport in Chandigarh is named as 'Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport, Chandigarh' with immediate effect".

The international airport in Chandigarh has been renamed Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport, Chandigarh, after freedom fighter Bhagat Singh on his birth anniversary today, days after PM Modi made an announcement in this regard.

Professor Jagmohan Singh, nephew of Shaheed Bhagat Singh on Sunday welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's announcement to name the Chandigarh Airport after the great martyr and termed it as a victory of the people.

This is also not the first time the proposal to rename the union territory's airport after Bhagat Singh. The Haryana Assembly, led by the BJP, had in April 2016 unanimously passed a resolution on the same.

The Punjab and Haryana governments have agreed to rename Chandigarh's international airport after Shaheed Bhagat Singh, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said on Saturday after a meeting between the two governments.

Rajya Sabha today witnessed brief uproar over the naming of Chandigarh airport, as the Opposition alleged that the BJP government in Haryana does not want to name it after freedom fighter Bhagat Singh.

The Haryana Assembly today unanimously passed a resolution to name Chandigarh airport after India's freedom struggle icon Shaheed Bhagat Singh.

A close relative of the legendary freedom fighter, Bhagat Singh, today urged the National Democratic Alliance led government to name the new civil air terminal at the Chandigarh airport after martyr without any further delay.