According to PM Modi, Chandigarh Airport would be renamed after Bhagat Singh.
The action is perceived as the BJP outdoing the Aam Aadmi Party in terms of honouring the slain legend's memory. Chandigarh : On his monthly radio address "Mann Ki Baat," Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced today that Chandigarh Airport will be renamed in honour of independence fighter Bhagat Singh. The action is perceived as the BJP outdoing the Aam Aadmi Party in the battle for the murdered legend's legacy. The Chandigarh airport will now be named after Shaheed Bhagat Singh as a tribute to the legendary freedom warrior, according to PM Modi. Bhagwant Mann, the chief minister of Punjab, welcomed the news and said it satisfied a long-standing yearning of Punjabis. "Our work finally paid off. We applaud the decision to name the Chandigarh airport after Shaheed Bhagat Singh ji on behalf of the entire Punjab "In Punjabi, Mr. Mann stated in a tweet. ...