Garhshankar:- Adarsh Social Welfare Society Punjab organized the ninth “Dhiyaan di Lohri” event in an emotional atmosphere at Amani Palace in village Satnaur under the leadership of Founder President Satish Kumar Soni. Vice President Punjab Kiran Bala, General Secretary Punjab Dr. Harikrishnan Banga, Spokesperson Punjab Principal Jagdish Rai, District President from Hoshiarpur Jaspreet Kaur, District Secretary Seema Rani, District Chairman Surjit Singh, District Vice President Kamal Dev, Joint Secretary Santokh Singh from Garhshankar Block, District Chairman Manmohan Gulati from Nawanshahr, District President Bahadur Chand Arora, District General Secretary Kiran Bala, District Advisor Shama Malhan, Press Secretary Vasudev Pardeshi, Social Worker Lekh Raj (Dubai), Sarpanch Mahinder Singh Salempur, Sarpanch Ranjit Kaur Satnaur, Social Worker Kuldeep Singh Satnaur, Sarpanch Kishna Badesaron, Ravinder Singh Panch Badesaron were present in this event.
On this occasion, 45 newborn girls from villages Badesron, Satnaur and Salempur were given Lohri and were honored with Lohri related materials and baby suits. Retired doctor Kiran Bala from the health department was present as the chief guest. The event began with a welcome speech by little girl Ananta, in which she congratulated the mothers of little girls on Lohri and thanked the supporters and the media.
President Satish Kumar Soni said that this event is organized under the “Save the Daughter, Save the Earth” campaign and the office bearers of the society do this noble work by taking a tenth of their good earnings and with the help of the supporters. He said that this effort, which started with 11 girls in the year 2017, has reached 45 girls today.
District Chairman Manmohan Singh Gulati said that today there is no difference between a son and a daughter. District Advisor Shama Malhan called the education of daughters essential for social development. Principal Jagdish Rai said that now daughters are becoming the crown of the parents' heads. Dr. Kiran Bala appreciated this noble effort.
Vice President Punjab Kiran Bala appealed to the government to support social service organizations. Block Samiti Member Surjit Kumar and District Press Secretary Vasudev Pardesi blessed the daughters through poetic compositions. General Secretary Dr. Harikrishnan Banga emphasized on technical education.
Avtar Singh Panch, Harpreet Block President Garhshankar, Vice President Block Joginder Singh (Happy), Paramjit Kaur President Women's Wing Kunail, mothers of young daughters and other dignitaries were also present on the occasion.