SAMBA, April 10: Sarbjit Singh Johal, BJP Kissan Mocha President J&K and DDC member Ramgarh, today organized two relief camps at Arnia and 51 Bn BSF in Kandral Post of Samba district.
The 721st and 722nd trucks of relief material were provided by the Shaheed Parivar Fund C/o Hind Samachar and Punjab Kesari Group which was disbursed by the DDC member among 250 needy families in the areas. The relief comprised Atta, Rice and complete kitchen kits so as to ensure the basic food requirements of the indigent people.
On the occasion, Varinder Sharma, In-charge Shaheed Parivar, S Iqbal Singh Arneja, Dimple Suri, Sarabdeep Kour, BDC Chairman Drshan Choudhary and Rakesh Paant social workers were present.
Addressing the gathering, Johal said that in the present scenario, philanthropy has become the need of the hour and noble and blessed people have always come forward to extend support to the needy people.
Recalling the philanthropy displayed by the great journalist Lala Jagat Narayan during his lifetime, Johal paid glowing tributes to him and said that his immense contribution in the field of journalism would be remembered for ages to come. He also complimented Padma Shri Vijay Chopra for upholding the philanthropic and charitable legacy to serve the needy people in the society. He also informed about the aim behind holding the distribution camp. He said that the main patron behind providing relief material for the needy people is Padma Shri Vijay Chopra. He said that the Shaheed Parivar Fund management has been sending relief material for the past about 24 years.
The DDC Member Johal asked people of the border village to remain vigilant from the rising drug peddling activities. He sought support of the people of the border village in curbing the menace of drug peddling.
