Goa, June 30 -- Vasco MLA and BJP spokesperson Krishna Salkar on Tuesday asserted that Dabolim Airport will continue to remain operational, while dismissing recent assurances by South Goa MP Capt. Viriato Fernandes as a "publicity stunt" ahead of the upcoming Goa Assembly elections.

Speaking after inaugurating road development works worth over Rs.10 crore at Sasmolem in Baina, Salkar alleged that the Congress was attempting to create confusion among the public through misleading statements regarding the future of Dabolim Airport.

He claimed that the issue had already been addressed, stating that Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and other state ministers had secured an assurance from Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh regarding the airport...