The ex-IPS officer Ram Narayan Singh, on whose premises the raid was conducted by the IT Dept, is said to be closely associated with the Samajwadi Party.
"When they were in power, they did not do anything for the Jewar airport plan. The project was visioned two decades ago when Rajnath Singh Ji was the Chief Minister, so if anyone is to be credited other than Prime Minister and Yogi ji, then it should be Rajnath Singh", said Scindia.
Emphasising his government's commitment to finish infrastructure projects on time, PM Modi stated that earlier, costs kept on escalating while work remained pending. He added that the previous Samajwadi Party government in UP had written to the Centre asking to stop the proposed airport.
Uttar Pradesh currently has three operational international airports Lucknow, Varanasi and Kushinagar. Ayodhya and Jewar airport are planned for 2022 and 2024 respectively.