Pathankot terror attack not to influence decision on Adampur airbase
Our Correspondent
Phagwara, January 12
The terror attack on Pathankot airbase will not affect the decision of the Union Government to use the Adampur airbase for civil purposes.
Union Minister Vijay Sampla said this while interacting with journalists at Phagwara on Monday afternoon.
Sampla said a civil terminal at Adampur airport would benefit industrialists, traders and exporters of Doaba and Himachal Pradesh, besides the NRIs.
Sampla said three airlines — Air India, Spice-Jet and Indigo — have given their consent to provide their services from the Adampur airport.
Replying to a question about the demand of Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal to depute additional forces of the BSF in the state, Sampla said the Central Government will provide all possible requirements for national security.
Sampla also described the AAP in Punjab as a leaderless party.
When asked whether the SAD and BJP will contest the next assembly elections together, he said the alliance is based on principles and no deviation is possible.
He also assured the early completion of six-laning of the national highways and said a meeting of the officials concerned would soon be held in this regard.
Among other announcements, Sampla said parcel booking would soon be restored at Phagwara railway station as the parcel room would be revived by the end of this month.
The minister also decided to stay for at least a night in a village every month to hear of public problems.
He stayed at village Panchhat in Phagwara sub-division last night to interact with the villagers.
