Jalandhar to have India's biggest Sports University: Commits Arvind Kejriwal

The Minister who is on a two-day visit to Punjab said Jalandhar is well-known for its sports industry and that several popular sportspersons, especially cricketers and hockey players, use products manufactured here.

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal has announced that if his party comes to power in the state then they will build an international airport and the country's biggest sports university in Jalandhar. The Minister who is on a two-day visit to Punjab said Jalandhar is well-known for its sports industry and that several popular sportspersons, especially cricketers and hockey players, use products manufactured here.

"When the AAP forms government (in Punjab), the country's biggest sports university will be set up in Jalandhar," he said during the party's Tiranga Yatra. Speaking about the international airport in Jalandhar, Kejriwal pointed out it has been a long-pending demand of people in the Doaba region, which lies between the rivers Beas and Sutlej.

During his speech, he also praised the farmers for their "victory" against the Centre's three farm laws. "As the farmers' agitation has won, we all have to win this battle for Punjab's progress and form the AAP government (in Punjab)."

Kejriwal said only his party was working for schools and education. "It was Dr B R Ambedkar's dream that every child should get a good education," Kejriwal said, adding it has not been fulfilled "even after 70 years". "We will fulfill Baba Saheb's dream," he said.

Earlier, Delhi Education Minister Manish Sisodia met the British Education delegation led by Mike Freer, Minister of International Trade UK and Prof. Sir Steve Smith during a three-day education summit in Dubai, during which they discussed education priorities and possibilities in the UK-Delhi bilateral relationship.

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