Excelsior Sports Correspondent
JAMMU, Mar 23: Sham Lal Sharma, vice president J&K BJP and former Minister has reiterated the commitment of BJP to improve sports infrastructure across the UT and said that sports is the key to a society with a healthy physique as well as a healthy mind.
He expressed this while addressing a gathering during a Dangal held at Panchayat Upper Sungal (Sumah) in Akhnoor, wherein Mahamandaleshwar Mahant Rameshwar Das, Vice Chairman DDC Jammu Suraj Singh, DySP KD Bhagat, Yuva Sanskrit Sevi Kailakh Jyotish and Head of Vedic Sansthan Trust Mahant Rohit Shastri, vice president Press Club of Jammu Zorawar Singh and other senior citizens were present.
Sham Sharma lauded the efforts of Jai Peer Baba Dangal Committee for conducting such an attractive sports event in the area that has attracted huge gatherings. “The local wrestling tournaments are no less than a festival for the people to witness the bouts between the wrestlers from different regions,” he said.
The former Minister said that developing sports culture among the young minds is necessary for the overall development of one’s personality. Asserting that sports hold the key to a healthy body and a healthy mind, he urged the youth to make sports an inseparable part of their daily routine in life.
He also appreciated the efforts of the Dangal Committee headed by Harish Sharma, president and Tilak Raj Sharma, Naib Sarpanch for organizing such events which promotes the taste of youth towards sports and games and also promotes brotherhood and communal harmony.
A total of 90 bouts were played in which Rubal from Khanna won the final bout by defeating Sonu from Delhi. The chief guest felicitated the winner with a cash prize of Rs 1,50,000.
Members of the Dangal Committee including Sanjay Kumar, Madan Lal, Ajeet Raj, Vinod Sharma, Sanjay Sharma, Kewal Kumar, Rakesh Sharma, Ravi Yalla, Bittu, Sanju Kumar and others were present on the occasion.
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