LG urges youth to become brand ambassadors of Fit India Movement
‘No goal is too distant for united India’ Fayaz Bukhari SRINAGAR, Oct 1: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today said no goal was too distant for a united India and called upon the youth to embrace fitness, discipline and brotherhood. Addressing...
‘No goal is too distant for united India’
Fayaz Bukhari
SRINAGAR, Oct 1: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today said no goal was too distant for a united India and called upon the youth to embrace fitness, discipline and brotherhood.
Addressing the closing ceremony of the Kashmir Marathon-Run for Unity here, Sinha commended the enthusiasm of the participants and congratulated the runners while lauding the Jammu and Kashmir Police for organising the event.
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The Lieutenant Governor said the Run for Unity was not merely about speed or endurance but represented the strength of collective resolve and faith.
"When people walk together, no destination remains impossible," he said, stressing the importance of determination and unity in overcoming challenges.
Sinha noted that despite differences in language, tradition, food, and attire, the heartbeat of India remains one. He stressed that unity is India's strength, and when millions of steps move in one direction, even the highest mountains can be crossed.
"Unity is India's strength, and when millions of steps move in one direction, even the highest mountains can be crossed," he said.
The LG said the Kashmir Marathon had sent a message that "no goal is too distant for a united India".
"Through the Kashmir Marathon- Run for Unity, youth have sent a message that no goal is too distant for a united India. All the runners have conveyed that their participation was an investment in a shared future, and their run was not only for themselves but for the new generation of Jammu Kashmir, which dreams of a better India and for that youth who is working day and night to make Jammu Kashmir a self-reliant and developed Union Territory," he said.
He described the participation of young people in the marathon as an investment in a shared future, saying their run was dedicated not only to themselves but also to the new generation of Jammu and Kashmir that dreams of a better India and is working towards making the Union Territory self-reliant and developed.
The LG urged the youth to embrace discipline, fitness and brotherhood and stay away from drugs.
He called upon the youth to become brand ambassadors of the Fit India Movement and contribute to nation-building. He further stated that the real victory of a marathon lies not just in reaching the finish line, but in holding each other's hands and moving forward together.
"Let us take this resolve- though we may have come from different paths, our destination is one. Our identities may be many, but our national identity is one. Our pace may differ, but our India is one, unbroken, and with the resolve of a Developed India @2047, it is continuously moving forward," he said.
Referring to the 100-day Nasha Mukt Jammu Kashmir campaign, Sinha said the initiative had engaged thousands of young people through padyatras and civic action programmes.
"The real victory of a marathon lies not just in reaching the finish line, but in holding each other's hands and moving forward together," he said.
He called for a collective resolve towards the goal of a developed India by 2047.
More than 6,000 runners participated in different categories of this year's Kashmir Marathon-Run for Unity.
