Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Oct 23: On the eve of Vishwakarma Day, Pradesh Vishwakarma Sabha (PVS) organized a grand Shobha Yatra of Lord Vishwakarma today which started from Gurha Bakshi Nagar and passed through Canal Head, Ravi Dass Chowk, Gumat, Ragunath Bazar, Shalimar, Indira Chowk, Maheshpura and culminated back at Gurha Bakshi Nagar.
Yatra was flagged off by Sheedi Lal Vishwakarma, president and Rattan Lal Chargotra vice president of Akhil Bhartiya Vishwakarma Sabha, Rashpal Verma, vice chairman J&K OBC Advisory Board, Kuldeep Raj Verma, former VC OBC Board, Labha Ram Gandhi, president Pak Refugees Front and Shashi Verma president PVS.
Beautiful Jhankis depicting wonders of Lord Vishwakarma, Bhajan Kirtan and display of brass bands etc were the main attractions of Shobha Yatra. Various organizations greeted Shobha Yatra during its sojourn. People from all walks of life and parts of Jammu province like Udhampur, Rajouri, Reasi, Billawar and Kathua participated in the hobha Yatra.
At the culmination of Shobha Yatra all the speakers including Sheedi Lal Verma and intellectuals demanded gazette Holiday on Vishwakarma Day.
The team which organized the Yatra included R C Angotra, Raman Chalotra, Balwant Kataria, Charanjit Bitta, Joginder Angotra, Sham Chargotra, Vinod Jaral, Janak Raj Changotra, Jagdish Kargotra, Joginder, H R Chargotra Shashi Dalmotra and Om Kataria.
Prominent among those who participated in the Shobha Yatra included Puran Chargotra, Vijay Kumar, Shakti Nagar unit, Ram Pal from Digiana, Capt Lal Chand, Capt Tara Chand from Biollawar, Jaswant Raj from Kathua, O P Khokhar from Udhampur, Prithvi Khokhar from Noushera, Darshan Lal from Reasi, K C Raina from Akhnoor,Master Krishan from R S Pura, Chetan Dhiman from Ramnagar, Abdul Quadar, Rakesh Chalotra, Krishan Chargotra (Bhalwal), Rakesh Kumar from Bhagwati Nagar.
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