The Punjab unit chief of the BJP Vijay Sampla today sought re-introduction of a direct flight between Amritsar and London/Birmingham in the UK.
Talking to newsmen here, Sampla said the first turban- wearing UK's MP Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi, had also raised this demand with Union Civil Aviation state minister Jayant Sinha recently in New Delhi.
Sampla said Sinha's response to Dhesi's demand was positive.
He said Dhesi, during his meeting with the minister, had argued that since both Amritsar and London were global tourists hub, the reintroduction of Amritsar/Chandigarh and London/Birmingham direct flight would be beneficial for Punjabi diaspora besides boosting tourism and economy of both the countries.
Claiming that he had held a meeting with all concerned officials regarding commencement of domestic flight from Adampur to New Delhi from September 25, Sampla said that the officials told him that they will give final report between September 10 and September 15 about the airworthiness of the route.
The BJP chief said a meeting of party leaders of from nine assembly constituencies of Gurdaspur Lok Sabha seat will be held on August 12 to discuss the matter of bypoll there as the seat had fallen vacant following Vinod Khanna's demise on April 27.
"I will get feedback from party MLAs, leaders and activists regarding possible candidate and discuss other issues related to bypoll," he said.
"The meeting will either be held at Gurdaspur or Pathankot," he said.
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