• Volleyball Shooting & Smashing, Tug of War competitions will be centre of attraction, says Aman Arora
• Two-day sports tournament to be organised by Babu Bhagwan Dass Arora Memorial Foundation from February 4; January 20 is last date for registration of teams
Chandigarh, December 29:
Punjab Chief Minister S Bhagwant Mann released a poster of ‘Khedan Halqa Sunam Diyan’ to be organised in the memory of Late Punjab Minister Babu Bhagwan Dass Arora, the father of Mr. Aman Arora, Minister of Information and Public Relations, Punjab.
After release of the poster at CMR here, Mr. Aman Arora said that Babu Bhagwan Dass Arora Memorial Sunam Super League under the banner of ‘Khedan Halqa Sunam Diyan’ will be organised and sponsered by Babu Bhagwan Dass Arora Memorial Foundation at Shaheed Bhai Mati Dass Senior Secondary School, Longowal from February 4 to February 5, 2023.
Pertinently, Babu Bhagwan Dass Arora Memorial Foundation has been organising medical camps and carrying out other social works for the welfare of public for over a decade.
Revealing more details about the ‘Khedan Halqa Sunam Diyan’, the Cabinet Minister said that three categories of sports— Volleyball Shooting, Volleyball Smashing and Tug of War, will be organised to promote sports culture at the ground level as per the commitment of Chief Minister S Bhagwant Mann, who is ardent sports lover and himself a good player of volleyball shooting.
Recently, Mann Government had also organised the three-month long sports gala “Khedan Watan Punjab Diyan” to identify hidden talent and thereafter hone that talent to produce international level sportspersons from the state.
The Cabinet Minister said that winner teams of these three events will be bestowed with cash prizes along with trophies.
Mr. Aman Arora informed that Padma Shri heavyweight International Boxer Kaur Singh, Gold medal winner of Asian Games and Padma Shri Sunita Rani, Gold Medalist Athlete of Asian Games, will be felicitated at the tournament. Sports kits will also be distributed to all the participating teams. Last date for registration of teams is January 20, 2023, he added.
