The was there to welcome the Union Minister of Industry Kalraj Mishra when the latter arrived by a chartered plane at the Pantnagar airport. The Union Minister arrived here at about 11 AM when the MlA welcomed him with a bouquet and managed to access the important opportunity to raise various important issues pertaining to his Vidhan Sabha constituency with the union leader. The Union Minister rested in the VIP rest facility at the Pantnagar airport and had some refreshments after his arrival. The local MlA used this time to raise various industry-related issues pertaining not only to his Vidhan Sabha constituency but also of importance to the state. The Bharatiya Janata Party media in charge here Pavan Dubey said that during his visit the union minister also talked to the BJP party office bearers in Pantnagar. He exhorted them to work hard towards convincing the people to vote the BJP into forming its Government in the State so as to enable achievement of the desired level of development in Uttarakhand. From here, the Union Minister then travelled by a helicopter accompanied by the Chief Minister Harish Rawat to Sitarganj for the planned programme.