Hisar (Haryana) [India], April 14 (HBTV): Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Monday described Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Hisar as ‘historic’, as the Prime Minister flagged off a direct commercial flight from Maharaja Agrasen International Airport to Maharishi Valmiki Airport in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh.

The launch of the direct flight service also marked the commencement of operations at the Maharaja Agrasen International Airport. Additionally, Prime Minister Modi laid the foundation stone of the new terminal building at Hisar Airport.

On the occasion, Chief Minister Saini said that people in the region would now be able to conveniently visit Ayodhya for darshan of Lord Ram.

‘PM Modi, with your blessings, our fields are not only filled with crops but also with our hopes. With your arrival, this historic moment has been placed on the fast track of development. This day is a historic day for us all. Direct flight services will be launched from Maharaja Agrasen International Airport to Ayodhya's Maharishi Valmiki Airport. Also, the foundation stone-laying ceremony of Haryana’s first airport terminal will be done. PM Modi, on the occasion of Ram Navami, you took darshan of Ram Setu,’ said CM Saini.

‘From today, under your leadership, people can go from Hisar to Ayodhya and take darshan of Lord Ram,’ he added.

Ahead of the Prime Minister’s visit, the Prime Minister’s Office had announced that scheduled flights would operate twice a week between Hisar and Ayodhya, and thrice weekly to Jammu, Ahmedabad, Jaipur, and Chandigarh.

Chief Minister Saini also paid tribute to Dr B.R. Ambedkar on his 135th birth anniversary.

Earlier in the day, Prime Minister Modi paid homage to Ambedkar, emphasising that his ideals have contributed significantly to building a self-reliant and developed India.

‘On behalf of all the countrymen, I bow down to Bharat Ratna Pujya Babasaheb on his birth anniversary. It is due to his inspiration that the country is dedicatedly engaged in realising the dream of social justice today. His principles and ideals will give strength and momentum to the creation of an Atmnirbhar and Viksit India,’ the Prime Minister said.

Fondly known as ‘Babasaheb’, Dr Ambedkar was the principal architect of the Indian Constitution and served as the first Law and Justice Minister of independent India. Born into an impoverished Dalit Mahar family in Madhya Pradesh, Ambedkar tirelessly advocated for the rights of marginalised communities and is widely regarded as a ‘Dalit icon’ for his lifelong struggle for equality.

(ANI)