Bokaro, May 24 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) staged a protest at Bhagwan Birsa Munda Chowk in Bokaro's Naya Mod, demanding immediate action from the Jharkhand state government to make Bokaro Airport operational. The demonstration, led by BJP Bokaro District President Jaidev Rai, involved the symbolic burning of an effigy of Chief Minister Hemant Soren.
Protesters alleged that although the Bokaro Airport infrastructure has been complete for several years and the central government has fulfilled almost all necessary formalities, the state government has failed to carry out minor technical tasks under its jurisdiction. This, they claim, has stalled the airport's inauguration and use.
"The people of Bokaro and nearby areas have been eag...