CM launches flight services between Hisar, Chandigarh

Less than two months after the launch of air service from Maharaja Agrasen Airport, Hisar, to Ayodhya, Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini today inaugurated the air service to Chandigarh.

The Chief Minister said that air services would be expanded in a phased manner and will also be started from Hisar to Jaipur, Jammu and Ahmedabad soon.

Saini said it is a proud day for Haryana because this is the state’s first airport, which was dedicated to the people of Haryana by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The PM flagged off the air service from Hisar to Ayodhya on April 14.

The CM said that Hisar would emerge as a hub of industry in the coming time, and various types of facilities would be available here, leading to rapid development of the area.

Attacking the Congress, the CM said that the Congress is full of "lame horses". He stated that the horses meant for the wedding procession were already sent back by the people in the Assembly elections. “People have seen that such horses are not successful, and the real race horses are with Prime Minister Narendra Modi,” he said while claiming that the Congress organisation was in a mess.

Taking a dig at the Opposition, the Chief Minister said that earlier, Opposition leaders used to say that Maharaja Agrasen Airport was only an aerodrome and there was no certainty that flights would operate from here. “But the government has fulfilled its promise and started air services from Hisar airport, which will continue to expand,” he said.

Saini said that there has been a systemic change under the leadership of the Prime Minister, and poor children are getting government jobs based on their hard work. In Haryana too, during the past 11 years, deserving candidates have received jobs transparently, whereas earlier, jobs were distributed through the ‘kharchi-parchi’ system.

He further said that in the past 11 years, efforts have been made to open a college every 20 km in Haryana so that girls do not have to travel far for higher education. Moreover, 15 medical colleges have been made in the state and work is ongoing on the remaining. In 2014, there were only 700 MBBS seats, which have now increased to around 2,500, and this number will reach 3,500 by 2029.

Civil Aviation Minister Vipul Goel said that the air service is not just limited to air travel, but it would also boost the economic and industrial development of the entire region. It would benefit not only Hisar but also neighbouring states like Rajasthan and Punjab. He said this flight service would strengthen industries in Hisar and the city would establish its identity as a major industrial centre in the coming time.