STATE TIMES NEWS
JAMMU: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) organised different sports events to commemorate the 133rd Birth Anniversary of Sher-e-Duggar late Pt. Premnath Dogra.
BJP, its Morchas and districts units, organised matches of football, volleyball, judo, cricket, taekwando, basketball at different levels across Jammu province.
BJP State President and MLA Sat Sharma, Vice-Presidents, State General Secretaries, Secretaries, MLAs, MLCs, District and Morcha Presidents were the Chief Guests at different places and distributed the trophies / awards to the winning teams.
While BJP organised judo competition at MAM Stadium, Jammu West District President Ayodhya Gupta organised Kabaddi matches at SOS International School, Talab Tillo, Jammu, BJP Mahila Morcha under its State President Purnima Sharma, organised volleyball match at Parade Ground.
Similarly, BJP Kashmir Displaced District under District President Chandji Bhat organised volleyball matches at migrant camps in Jagti, Purkhoo and Bohri, wherein MLCs Ashok Khajuria and Surinder Ambardar distributed prizes among winners.
Sat Sharma, who was the Chief Guest at MAM Stadium, Parade Ground and SOS International School, said that the party has dedicated this 133rd Anniversary of Pandit Premnath Dogra to sports as the great leader himself was a known football player and hence it is the most appropriate tribute to him.
Ashok Kaul, while congratulating the winning team of volleyball match at Parade Ground, said that the party is celebrating the 133rd Birth Anniversary as Sports Day to highlight the importance of sports and induce a sense of discipline and unity to register victory. The winning team was also congratulated by Jammu East MLA Rajesh Gupta and Mahila Morcha State President Purnima Sharma.
Sports events were also organised in Poonch, Rajouri, Sunderbani, Akhnoor, Jammu Rural, R.S. Pura, Samba, Kathua, Basohli, Udhampur, Reasi, Ramban, Doda and Kishtwar Districts.
