Shaurya Sharma
Fatehgarh Sahib, March 31, 2019: Parshant Kumar Goyal Deputy Commissioner along with Jaspreet Singh IAS Additional Deputy Commissioner and other police and civil officials, flagged off the Marathon from Baba Banda Singh Bahadur Engineering College to apprise the people about election process and to aware them to be fit. Thousands of students, youths, employees, businessmen, representative of various social organizations, wearing white T-Shirts participated in the marathon. They were also carrying placards with the message with message Punjab Karega Matdaan, every Vote is necessary, shun the menace of drugs and join sports. DC and other officials not only participated in the marathon but run up to end point for the surprise of all.
DC said that this marathon is just to motivate the public specially the youths to become the ambassador to encourage that everyone must vote in these elections. He said that the right of the vote must not be wasted and youngsters must exercise it judiciously to strengthen democracy at the grass root level.
Earlier, DC along with others took pledge for further wiping out the menace of drugs from the district. On this occasion, those who excelled in the different events of Marathon were also honoured especially 76 year old Swarn Singh. He released “Baba Bolda” a cut out to create awareness