UDHAMPUR: Dogri song ‘Cheete Aande Sajna De’ sung by Local Singer Poly Gupta was released here at Udhampur by Chief Guest Shree Balwant Singh Mankotia ex MLA and State President Panthers Party.
In his address, Mankotia congratulated and appreciated the talent of the local artists. He further added that the way they are promoting Dogri language by their efforts is appreciable.
He appealed to the localites present over there to make their children to speak Dogri as it will help to promote our local language.
Mankotia also made an appeal to the Govt to take necessary steps and make suitable policies to promote our local language and motivate the talent of local artists since our local Dogri language is about to varnish in the future days.
He also expressed anguish over the discrimination again done with Jammu region in recently advertised teachers posts by JKSSB
In last, he also shared his experience of taking oath for MLA in 2002 in Dogri language for the first time in the history of J&K Assembly.
Others who were present Surinder Manhas (Music Director), Rajinder Singh, Ghushu Sallan, Tarun Chauhan, Prikshit Khajuria, Bhanu Khajuria and Sanjeet Bavoria.