Visakhapatnam airport should stay as domestic airport after Bhogapuram, says BJP’s Vishnu Kumar Raju

BJP level person successful the Andhra Pradesh Assembly and Visakhapatnam North MLA P. Vishnu Kumar Raju connected Sunday (June 14, 2026) reiterated that the Visakhapatnam airdrome should proceed to relation arsenic a home airdrome adjacent aft the Bhogapuram airdrome becomes operational.

Addressing a property league on with BJP territory president M.M.N. Parasurama Raju astatine the enactment bureau successful the city, Mr. Vishnu Kumar Raju said lakhs of passengers presently utilized the Visakhapatnam airport, and the further question clip to scope Bhogapuram would inconvenience people. He said airdrome services should proceed arsenic accustomed until substance prices came down, adding that retaining some airports would service the interests of northbound Andhra residents and amended determination connectivity.

He said the Narendra Modi-led authorities astatine the Centre had completed 4,400 days successful office, providing unchangeable governance focused connected improvement and welfare, and had implemented home and overseas argumentation initiatives portion fulfilling commitments to the people. Schemes for lodging and household toilets for the mediocre had benefited millions crossed the country, helium said, adding that railway stations were being modernised nether the Amrit Bharat strategy and crediting the Modi authorities with securing the Visakhapatnam Railway Zone.

Mr. Kumar Raju dismissed claims that the portion had mislaid viability owing to the exclusion of definite revenue-generating stations, and said the State conjugation authorities would supply the onshore required for the imperishable zonal headquarters, too allocating ample funds to make Visakhapatnam into a mega city.

He said the BJP would clasp a nationalist gathering successful Visakhapatnam connected June 19, and said radical had voted retired the erstwhile authorities successful 2024, entrusting the conjugation authorities with payment and development.

State spokesperson Suhasini Anand and territory media convener T. Koteswara Rao were present.