Mopa facility should be named as Bhausaheb Bandodkar International Airport

Goa | Saturday | 14th August, 2021

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- Advertisement -Pernem : The like-minded people have raised a demand that upcoming greenfield Airport at Mopa should be named after former Bhausaheb Bandodkar. On 12 August 2021 Shivsena members led by Subhash Kerkar installed a banner at the entrance of Mopa Airport proclaiming that it should be named after Goa's first CM Dayanand (Bhausaheb) Bandokar. Speaking about Bandodkar Shivsena leader Subhash Kerkar said “Dayanand Bandodkar commonly known as Bhausaheb bandodkkar was a bahujan stalwart who laid the foundation stone for modern Goa.”“Goa's political economical and educational infrastructure was built by Bandodkar. Since Mopa falls under Pernem taluka Mopa airport should be name after Bhausaheb Bandodkar” added kerkar. Shivsena has threatened that there will be state wide protests if the Mopa airport is not named after Bandodkar..