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New Delhi : Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh arrived at Srinagar on June 7, 2018, on a two-day visit to the state. In his first programme, Rajnath attended a sports conclave at Srinagar. More than 3,000 sportsmen, students and enthusiasts from the three regions of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh participated in it.

CM of Jammu & Kashmir Ms Mehbooba Mufti, and Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh and Union Home Secretary Rajiv Gauba were also present on the occasion.

Rajnath felicitated prominent sports persons: Parvez Rasool (cricket), Manzoor Ahmad Pandav (cricket), Mehraj Uddin Wadoo (football), Real Kashmir Club (football), Ms Palak Kaur (gymnastics) and Ms Balween Kaur (gymnastics).

In his address, Rajnath said under PMDP programme, Rs 200 crore has been sanctioned for development of sports infrastructure in J&K. Under it, Bakshi stadium renovation work has started with allocation of Rs 44 crore and Maulana Azad stadium in Jammu will be developed at a cost of Rs 40 crore. In all 22 districts of J&K, stadiums are under various stages of development at a cost of Rs 88 crore. Water sports infrastructure is being developed at Mansar and Pahalgam at a cost of Rs 6 crore, he said, according to a PIB release.

Rajnath told the youth that future of not only Jammu & Kashmir, but also the country is in their hands. He said “ummid ka ujala” can happen only with “sports ki karamat” and “taleem ki taqat”. The Home Minister assured that future of J&K youth has always been safeguarded and it will remain so in future. Some forces have been trying for many years to mislead the J&K youth. Those forces have no interest in their future, he said. Youth of J&K have same role and contribution in India’s growth and progress as youth of any other state, he said.

He appealed to them to choose development (taraqi) and not destruction (tabahi). “If you choose development, state will develop,” Rajnath said. Please join this development chain and herald in a new dawn in Jammu & Kashmir, he exhorted the youth.

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