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Younger Generation from J&K Must Aim For Olympic Medals: Sh. Vibodh Gupta

Sports Best Way To Gain Leadership Skills: Vibodh

Local Games Part of Our Vibrant Cultural Diversity: Vibodh

On the eve of 134th Birth Anniversary of Pt. Premnath Dogra popularly known as Shere-e-Duggar BJP senior leader and MLC Vibodh Gupta along with others paid floral tributes to the visionary leader. On this occasion, a large number of sports events were organised in different areas of Rajouri specially at Doongi, Swani, Kallar and Chingus. At Chingus an impressive Kabadi match was organised which was inaugurated by MLC Vibodh Gupta. Addressing a gathering there MLC Vibodh Gupta threw light on the historic contributions made by Pt. Prem Nath Dogra in various fields specially in the field of sports. He informed that Pt. Premnath was a great leader and he was also the founder of Praja Parishad movement in Jammu & Kashmir. He said that Pt. Premnath Dogra was an outstanding sports person and game of football was his main passion wherein he excelled. He further added that the birthday of Pt. Premnath is celebrated as Khel Diwas as he always promoted our traditional games and encouraged youth to play the various local games which are part of our vibrant cultural diversity. He termed sports as the best medium to gain Leadership skills.

On this occasion, Vibodh called upon the local youth that they must take sports as a career option as well and must aim to get Olympic medals. He referred to the vision of Hon’ble Prime Minister Narindera Modi for making Indian players as best sports persons in all the games of the world. For this, our youth need to work hard and State, as well as the Central Governments, have various schemes to help the younger generation to opt for sports as a career option. Vibodh asked the youth to follow the footsteps of visionary leaders like Pt. Prem Nath Dogra who was an institution in himself and he successfully led many historic movements which brought many reforms within the society. Prominent among others who were present on the occasion included Mandal Pradhan Kush Sharma, Seema Bakshi, Lovely Bakshi, Sanish Bali, Kartik Sharma and Hittu Sharma.