Renaming of Leh Airport after Kushok Bakula Rimpochhe
The Union Cabinet today gave its ex-post-facto approval for renaming of civil enclave at Leh as Late Kushok Bakula Rimpochhe, Airport.
His Holiness Kushok Bakula Rimpochhe, the Head Lama of Ladakh has been the most towering Buddhist spiritual leader of India committed to promote the message of peace, harmony and universal brotherhood among the different religious communities of the world. He has been called the modern architect of Ladakh and has played a pivotal role in the economic development of Ladakh. He was the first person to be elected to the Lok Sabha when a separate Parliamentary Constituency was created for Ladakh region in the year 1967. He was awarded Padma Bhushan by Govt. of India. The people of Lakash desire to name the airport at Leh after him as a mark of respect and homage to the noble soul.
However, keeping in mind the public sentiments the Ministry of Civil Aviation have renamed the Leh Airport after Late Kushok Bakula Rimpochhe.
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