STATE TIMES NEWS
UDHAMPUR: Garnering the mass support in Marathon- A Run Against Drug Eviction was organized by Dogra Kranti Dal (NGO Reg no 3666) in which scores of youth participated & vowed against drugs despite of heavy rain & freezing cold weather. Marathon started from Malhar to Garnai around 8:00 AM
During the occasion, Former MLA & Chief Patron Balwant Singh Mankotia addressed the youth after the Marathon and said that participation of such a large number of youth in this marathon for a war against drugs has set an example. Participants took a pledge to make the society drug free by participating in the Marathon Run.
Mankotia congratulated locals and youth of both the Panchayats (Garnai & Malhar) over the healthy participation and said that it is the war against drugs which will convey a message to the state as well as the whole country through marathon.
Further, Mankotia added that in recent days most of our youth got trapped in this drug abuse which they had paid by losing their lives. He said that it should be barred strictly as it is weakening our nation.
On this occasion Sarpanch Uttam Singh, Sarpanch Vikram Singh, Sarpanch Surjit Singh, Social activist Neeraj Sharma, Pavinder Singh, Captain Gopal Singh, Shekhar Singh, Sanjit Singh, Aslam Anjum, Raghuvir Gandotra, Harjeet Singh, Yoga Instructor Ravinder Singh, Sanjeev Kumar, Bhupinder Singh, Mubarak Hussain etc. were also present.