External Affairs Minister SalmanKhurshid today said aviation services were no longer a luxurybut have become a necessity and to strengthen the country astrong network of these services should be created.
"Aviation services have become a necessity in the currenttime and to strengthen the country a strong network of theseservices should be created," Khurshid said.
"Aviation services were no longer a luxury, butnecessity," Khurshid said.
The Union minister said to strengthen the country astrong network of these services has to be created and itshould also be taken to backward areas.
He was addressing a ceremony after statue of former primeminister Chaudhary Charan Singh was unveiled at aninternational airport here by his son and Union Civil AviationMinister Ajit Singh on the occasion of his birth anniversary.
Terming Chaudhary Charan Singh as a strong leader, whogave "new turn" to country's politics, Khurshid said there wasa need to take a resolve to follow approach adopted by theformer PM to fight against poverty, hunger and unemployment.
Ajit Singh said that Charan Singh gave a new speed to thecountry and had progressive thought.
He said that the former prime minister was in favour oftaking social, economic and political power through democraticmethods.
UP Governor B L Joshi said that Charan Singh was infavour of an ideal politics which uplifts poor.
The function was also addressed by RLD MP JayantChaudhary, BJP vice-president Kalraj Mishra, former UP CMNarain Dutt Tewari.