Aligarh (Uttar Pradesh): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders in Aligarh have reiterated their demand to name the newly-constructed mini airport in Aligarh after party veteran Kalyan Singh.
Kalyan Singh, 89, passed away in Lucknow on Sunday night after a prolonged illness.
BJP MP Satish Gautam, earlier this month, had sought the naming of the airport after Kalyan Singh.
“His contribution towards the Ram temple movement is known to all. He was also personally connected to the residents of Aligarh,” Gautam had said.
Yatin Dixit, a district-level BJP leader, said they have given a memorandum in this regard to the Chief Minister through the district magistrate demanding that the airport be named after Kalyan Singh, whose contribution to the city, the state and the party is unparalleled.
Following Singh’s demise, the BJP leaders also want a larger-than-life statue of the veteran leader to be installed at a strategic point in Aligarh.
The airport is likely to be thrown open to air traffic next month.
The construction work of the mini airport has been completed.
A DGCA team will soon visit Aligarh for inspection before giving a nod for it to apply for a license.IANS