JP Rajkhowa flags off SAG torch relay in Aruchal

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ITAGAR, Feb 3: Aruchal Pradesh Governor J P Rajkhowa today flagged off the 12th South Asian Games Torch Relay from Raj Bhawan helipad, where nearly 2000 students, sportspersons and other sports enthusiasts took part.

As part of the relay, the torch which, came from Guwahati, was handed over to the governor by Professor Biswajit Basumatary of Lakshmibai tiol Institute of Physical Education (North Eastern Region, Guwahati), who is leading the relay team and the governor in turn handed it over to Everester from the state Anshu Jansempa, a Raj Bhawan communiqué informed.

Earlier, Rajkhowa exhorted the sportspersons and youth to take active part in sporting activities and to bring laurels for the state and the country. He called upon the sportspersons to motivate others toward sporting activities, which would ensure physical and mental uplift for the youth.

While congratulating the people participating in the torch relay, Rajkhowa wished that the torch relay would inspire the youth of Aruchal Pradesh and Northeast towards spectacular performance in games and sports and they in turn would contribute to the development of youth power in the country and the North East in particular.

He conveyed his greetings and best wishes to the participants from Aruchal Pradesh and hoped that they would bring many laurels to the state and the country as a whole.

He also congratulated and thanked the organizers for carrying the historical torch all the way from Kohima and taking initiatives to carry it to Guwahati as the symbol of the leading light towards the brighter world of sports and games, the communiqué added.