"We want an addiction-free youth in India": BJP leader Ashok Koul on 'Namo Yuva Run' in J-K - World News Network

Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], September 21 (ANI): Ashok Koul, General Secretary of the Jammu and Kashmir unit of the BJP, said on Sunday that the theme of the ‘Namo Yuva Run’ is to make a drug-free India and to motivate the youth of the country to stay away from drugs.
He said that today the marathon is being organised in the Srinagar, Badgam and Ganderbal districts of Jammu and Kashmir with the same theme of ‘Nasha Mukt Bharat’ (Drug-free India).
Speaking to the media, Koul said, “Sewa events have been going on since September 17th and will go on till October 2nd. The government and the BJP are organising such events. The theme of this event today is drug-free India because we want an addiction-free youth in India… Today, the Prime Minister will also be flagging off this run and addressing it… We have organised this run in Srinagar, Badgam and Ganderbal…”
Earlier today, Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly, Sunil Sharma, hailed the ‘Namo Yuva Run’ campaign, saying that Kashmir’s youth were associating with this marathon with the dream of ‘Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat’ and believing that Bharat’s progress implies Kashmir’s progress.
Sharma added that such sports events inspire the youth to stay away from the menace of drugs, which is one of the goals of this marathon.
Speaking to the media on the ‘Namo Yuva Run’ campaign, Sharma says, “Various programs took place under the Sewa Pakhwada, organised from the 75th birthday of the Prime Minister. First blood donation camps, then medical camps, cleanliness programs, and now a marathon is being organised to instil enthusiasm in youth under ‘Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat’. Kashmir’s youth is associated with this marathon… This also gives a direction to the youth and encourages them to stay away from addiction… The drug business is trying to enter India from various countries, and under the various policies made by the government of India, there will be strictness, which will keep our upcoming generations safe.”
Meanwhile, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath launched the ‘Namo Yuva Run’ in Lucknow on Sunday and highlighted key initiatives and the vision of a developed India as part of the Sewa Pakhwada program.
Addressing the event, CM Yogi Adityanath announced that the Seva Pakhwada, being conducted from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s birthday to Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday, emphasises health and youth participation.
‘Namo Yuva Run’ campaign, a nationwide initiative to promote the message of fitness and social awareness, was launched by Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) on September 7. Supermodel and fitness icon Milind Soman was announced as the ambassador for the campaign.
It was announced that on September 21, BJYM will organise 100 simultaneous runs across the country, each engaging a minimum of 10,000 young participants under the BJP’s Seva Pakhwada, marking PM Modi’s birthday celebrations. (ANI)

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