Over 20k registrations done so far for India's biggest cycle rally on November 16: CP Mandeep Singh Sidhu

Ludhiana, November 14, 2023: Commissionerate Police Ludhiana is all set to hold India's biggest cycle rally on November 16 as over 20,000 participants have registered their names for this mega event “Youth Against Drugs” cycle rally.
 
Addressing the gathering here at the PAU Campus, Commissioner of Police Mandeep Singh Sidhu said that this event would script new stories in the county against the drug menace with such a massive population participating in the event. He further mentioned that this mega cycle rally will mark the martyrdom day of Shaheed Kartar Singh Sarabha besides giving new heights to the cycle industry of Ludhiana.
 
The Commissioner of Police further mentioned that anybody can participate in this cycle rally which would start at 7 am from PAU Campus and culminate at the same place after covering around 13 kilometres distance in the city. He stated that soil from different places belonging to our martyrs will be brought to PAU Campus comprising soil from Shaheed Kartar Singh Sarabha's village, Shaheed Bhagat Singh's native place KhatkarKalan, Hussainiwala National Martyrs Memorial, Native places of Shaheed Udham Singh and Shaheed Sukhdev wherein five different plants namely `Tree of Harmony', `Tree of Promise', `Tree of Wisdom', `Tree of Unity', and `Tree of Hope' will be planted in this soil.
 
He stated that people from all walks of life including doctors, industrialists, students, youth clubs, village sarpanchs, politicians will participate in this event; thereby making this anti-drug campaign into a mass movement. Pointing out further, the CP said that after the event lucky draw will be held and 151 selected participants will get new bi-cycles after the event. Likewise, all the participants will get a certification of participation and medals after the event. He stated that the elaborate arrangements have been put in place to conduct this event smoothly teams of doctors, ambulances, etc. have been deployed at various locations. Participants will also get juice packs at the route.
 
The CP further informed that the cycle rally will be organized to transform on-going anti-drug campaign into a mass movement by roping in people from across all walks of life. He stated that the war against drugs can only be won with collective efforts; therefore this rally would act as a catalyst to spread awareness among the masses against the drug. He also urged the people of Ludhiana to participate in this rally in huge numbers to make it a mega success in the state as anybody can participate in it even without registration.
 
JCP City Saumya Mishra, DCP Varinder Singh Brar, DCP Jaskaran Singh Teja, representatives of Round Table India, besides several others were also present at the press conference.