Diary 5

Shun drugs, play sports

Abohar: By offering Rs 1 lakh reward to winners in the 9th Surinder Jakhar Memorial 20:20 Cricket Tournament, Panjkosi Sports Society has given a boost to the “Nashon se door, khelon ki aur” campaign. The tournament was launched by Surinder Jakhar as chairman of IFFCO a decade ago. Now, his son Sandeep Jakhar organises the event on behalf of the society and the Jakhar family. More than 50 teams from Punjab, Haryana and Delhi participated in the two-week long event recently. Kurar village (Kaithal) team won the trophy and Rs 1 lakh prize money after defeating Pipli (Kurukshetra). The runners-up won Rs 50,000. Punjab State Farmers and Farm Workers’ Commission chairman Ajay Veer Jakhar honoured the winners. He said it was important to wean away youth from social evils and involve them in sports and other creative events.

Raj Sadosh