Motorcycle rally of BRO jawans reaches city

Amritsar, December 24

A motorcycle rally organised by Border Roads Organisation (BRO) reached Amritsar on the occasion of ‘75th Independence Amrit Ka Mahotsav ‘being celebrated to mark 75 years of independence of the country.

The rally started from Delhi and reached the Golden Gate Amritsar via Rajasthan and various places. The bike rally at Golden Gate was warmly welcomed by Indian Army and GREF personnel. Leading the rally, Major Subhash and Vijay Chopra said that the main objective of the rally was to spread the message of integrity, unity and peace in the country.

He said that 75 bike riders would cover 20,000 km in about 75 days. He said wherever they were going, they were also educating the children about Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, Road Safety Campaign etc. with the institutions of the city. Young people are also being encouraged to join the army and serve the country.

He said they were paying homage to to the martyrs wherever there were memorials. The rally then reached Sachkhand Sri Harmandir Sahib and after paying obeisance left for Attari Border. He said they would leave for Delhi via Attari border on Saturday. — TNS