The Assam Assembly’s special day-long session on Monday, convened to recommend renaming Dibrugarh airport after Bhupen Hazarika, was adjourned for 30 minutes almost immediately after the government resolution for the purpose was moved, as opposition members created a ruckus over the issue of foreigners.
Transport Minister Jogen Mohan moved the government resolution seeking to adopt a unanimous recommendation to the central government to rename the airport at Dibrugarh as ‘Bharat Ratna Bhupen Hazarika Airport.’
The state cabinet had earlier decided to rename it after Hazarika as part of his birth centenary celebrations.
