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Sh. Sham Lal Sharma, MLA Jammu North and Former Minister, J&K was the Chief Guest whereas, Mahant Rohit Shastri (State Awardee) was the Special Guest on the Occasion.
Er. Ashok Singh, President of the Delphic Council of J&K while delivering the Key Note on the event, welcomed all the participants and elaborated that after successful completion of the 3 Days Inter-State Cultural Festival at Srinagar in the month of October, 2025 and Swaranjali (A Musical Evening) at JDA Park Muthi, Jammu, the Delphic Council is now organizing the events in the Rural Areas of the Jammu Province as such, a Painting Competition of 125 Students with Crayon and Poster Colours was held in two groups, 1st to 6th and from 7th to 12th standard in which the Mementos to 1st, 2nd and 3rd positions were distributed amongst the Students.
A Debate Competition on the topic "SAY NO TO DRUGS-YES TO LIFE" was also held in two Groups in Hindi and English as well from 1st to 6th and 7th to 12th Standard and Momentos for 1st, 2nd ,3rd positions were given to the participating Students. Moreover, Participation Certificates were also distributed amongst all the participants of both the Competitions.
Ms. Vanshika Jaral, acclaimed Singer of J&K sung Dogri song, GHSS, Khanna Chhargal played a skit on Say no to drugs- Yes to life, S. Jagdeep Singh & Rajnish Sharma played the Mouth Organ whereas, Ms. Meenakshi Kesar also recited poetry on the topic "Say No To Drugs-Yes to Life" for making the Students and the audience aware of the Drug Menace.
A Rajasthani dance and Vante Mataram as it has completed 150 years was performed by the Students of Surya Tapi Kids School, Bajalta, Jammu which thrilled the audience at the venue. Mr. Sham Lal Sharma, Chief Guest on the occasion, appreciated the Delphic Council for organizing such informative events which will provide information regarding the growing Drug Menace, and provided a Creative opportunity to the Students through the Painting Competition and also to remain in touch with our Mother tongue.
Sh. Sham Lal Sharma, on the occasion motivated the Students to choose their lives over Drugs, and also requested and asked Er. Ashok Singh, President Delphic Council to organize more of such events to aware the Rural masses. The Acclaimed Artist Chander Shekhar Bunty, Cartoonist Vinod Verma, Chetna Anand, Subhash Langeh and Shivani Khajuria were the judges for the painting competition and also showed their Artistic Skills to the Students.
Ramesh Chander- Secretary General, Naseem Akhter, Ritu Sharma, Surjeet Singh, Ajit Singh, Renu Saini, Rajinder Singh Sambyal, Shivender Kumar, Amit Bali, Rakesh Anand, Er. Kulbhushan Singh, Bal Bhushan Sharma, Ritu Raina, Dr. Amrish Sarup Kohli were also present on the occasion. Vote of thanks was presented by Mrs. Sonia Bharti-Principal of the Surya Tapi Kids Care School, who thanked the Delphic Council of J&K for organising such a beautiful programme in her institution.
