Overview

• The Assam Legislative Assembly unanimously approved a resolution on June 9 to rename Dibrugarh Airport as Bharat Ratna Bhupen Hazarika Airport
• Proceedings were paused for 30 minutes after Congress and AIUDF legislators staged protests over the issue of identifying foreigners
• Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma unveiled a yearlong centenary celebration spanning multiple states, proposing a commemorative coin, an academic chair and a comprehensive biography translated into 23 Indian languages
• The Assembly also backed renaming Tezpur Airport as Jyoti-Bishnu Airport to honour cultural figures Jyoti Prasad Agarwala and Bishnu Prasad Rabha
• Assam Pradesh Congress Committee president Gaurav Gogoi supported the renaming but highlighted the need for regular evening flights from Dibrugarh to address connectivity gaps