Chandigarh: Punjab Transport Minister Amarinder Singh Raja Warring on Tuesday announced that Punjab Government would soon send a proposal to Union Government for naming Halwara International Airport after Shaheed Kartar Singh Sarabha as a tribute to legendary revolutionary of the country.
Presiding over the state level function organized to commemorate 106th Martyrdom Day of Shaheed Kartar Singh Sarabha in his ancestral village, Cabinet Minister Amarinder Singh Raja Warring said that the state government would soon urge the central government by sending a proposal.
He added that it would be tribute to youngest martyr of the country who attained martyrdom at the age of 19 years.
On the proposal of Senior Congress leader Capt Sandeep Singh Sandhu, the Minister assured that Dakha’s new bus stand would be named after martyr’s name and the proposal in this regard would be taken up in today’s cabinet meeting.
Further, he announced a daily bus service of Punjab Roadways directly from Ludhiana to Sarabha village. Besides, a grant of Rs 10 lakh for the development of village from his own discretionary funds.