Excelsior Sports Correspondent
JAMMU, June 12: Dangal and Chinjj (Indian Style Wrestling) was organized at the Baba Sidhh Goria Devsthan at Village Salehar, RS Pura, here today.
MLA RS Pura, Dr Gagan Bhagat was the chief guest who witnessed the whole event and encouraged the youths to participate in these type of rural sports.
The final bout was won by Arif Khan of Master Chandiram Akhara in Haryana who defeated famous Wrestler Zakir of Jammu & Kashmir. The winner was awarded with a cash prize of Rs 50,000.
While addressing a huge gathering, Dr Gagan said that he is very happy to see that more and more youths from these border and rural areas are now keeping away themselves from drugs and are now participating in these rural sports especially in the R.S Pura Constituency. Dr.Gagan announced several facilities for the pilgrims and developmental works of Rs. 10 Lakhs were given to the Dangal and Devsthan Committee for the up-gradation of Baba Sidhh Goria Devsthan Community Hall.
The Dangal committee also thanked the MLA for showing keen interest in the rural sports as he stayed with them for more than four hours and witnessed all the bouts besides interacting with the wrestlers from local villages and from across the other states.
Prominent among others present on the occasion were Mahant Girdhari Lal of Swankha, Mahant Krishan Nath, Mahant Romesh Nath, Mahant Romesh Nath, Mahant Bhla Nath, Sewadaars, Dangal Committee President Bhanu Charak, Jyoti Sharma, Jagdish Raj, Abhishek Jamwal, Hardayal, Dwarka Nath and Pratap Kumar.