LG Administration should sanction a sports stadium for Jandial: Atul Sudan
jj correspondent
Jammu, July 3: 2nd Raghubir Memorial Knockout cricket tournament was organised by social activist Pinto Chib at Chack Singha of Lower Jandial Panchayat in Nagrota Constituency. Total 40 teams participated from the nearby areas in the two categories i.e. 20 in under 16 and 20 in Open age group.
The final match of Open Age group was played between Rising Stars Cricket Club Thati and Bishnoi Kings Garhi, Agore. Bishnoi Kings won the toss and decided to bat first. Batting first Bishnoi Kings team got all out on 69 runs in 12 Overs.
In a nail biting chase Rising Stars Cricket Club won the match in second last ball having only one wicket left. Vivek Jalotra (Deva) was declared man of the match whereas Pranav Verma was the man of the series.
In U-16 Tournament Cobra Cricket Club of Lower Jandial beated Tiger Cricket Club of Luni Mohalla to lift U-16 Finals.
In a simple and an impressive prize distribution program during the finals Atul Sudan Young Social Activist was the Chief Guest, Anjali Sharma Sarpanch Lower Jandial was the Special Guest where as Rtd. Captain Tarsem Singh Manhas was the Guest of Honor who awarded Winners, Runner-ups, Man of the Match and Man of the Series.
While addressing the gathering Atul Sudan Chief Guest of the occasion congratulated all the players of the finals and appreciated Pinto Chib for organizing the successful event. ?
He said these kinds of events will keep youth away from the drug menace. He encouraged youth to make games and sports a regular part of their daily life. He said that sports activities have a significant impact on the social and mental development of youth adding that games inculcate leadership qualities and imbibe the spirit of discipline.
He said rural areas have a lot of talent which needs to be identified and provided a platform where they can explore themselves.
He said that rural areas still lack basic infrastructure for sports and games which should be addressed by the UT Administration. He demanded a sports stadium for the Panchayat Lower Jandial from the Jammu Kashmir Union Territory Administration.
Sarpanch Anjali Sharma while addressing the gathering congratulated the winning and runner ups teams. She congratulated Pinto Chib for organising such sports events continuously that too without entry fee. She said these kinds of events drives the youth towards the positive direction in their life. She appealed youth to shun drugs and join sports to be a good and a responsible citizen.
Others present during the event are Gopal Dass, Sham Lal, Mohan Lal, Goga Sharma, Kewal Kumar, Sagar Hans, Abhishek Verma, Vikas Langeh, Arun Singh, Kaka Langeh, Deepak Singh etc.
