India News | Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann Flags-off Anti-drug Bicycle Rally in Ludhiana

Ludhiana, Nov 16 (PTI) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday flagged-off a bicycle rally as part of an anti-drugs campaign here.

Ludhiana Police Commissioner Mandeep Singh Sidhu said 25,000 people registered for the rally which started from the Punjab Agricultural University's campus.

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Sidhu claimed that it was the country's biggest bicycle rally organised against drug abuse.

On the occasion, Chief Minister Mann also rode a bicycle for some distance.

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Mann told the gathering that the rally was organised on the martyrdom day of Shaheed Kartar Singh Sarabha.

People from all walks of life participated in the 13-km bicycle rally that started and ended at the university's campus, police said.

Punjab Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav was also present.

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