Dr. Jitendra Singh lays foundation stone online of Sh. Arun Jaitley Memorial Sports Complex at Hiranagar, Jammu
This multi-crore sports complex will be a sports treasure & will cherish the sports talent of the region: Dr. Jitendra Singh
Jammu : The Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh today laid foundation stone for the construction of Shri Arun Jaitley Memorial Sports Complex at Hiranagar, Jammu in presence of Shri Kiren Rijiju, Minister of State (Independent Charge) Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, MoS in the Ministry of Minority Affairs, Lt. Governor of J&K, Shri Manoj Sinha and the wife and daughter of late Shri Arun Jaitley, Smt. Sangeeta Jaitley and Smt. Sonali Jaitley.
During the e-inauguration, Dr. Jitendra Singh said that Shri Arun Jaitley Memorial Sports Complex at Hiranagar would be first of its kind in the Northern Region, will be among the best sports complexes’ all over India and will fulfill the much cherished dream of having a multipurpose sports complex in Jammu.
Paying rich tributes to the Late Finance Minister of India, Shri Arun Jaitley by calling him his mentor, a philosopher and a guide, Dr. Jitendra Singh said that a promise has been fulfilled today of having a multipurpose sports complex at Hiranagar, Jammu which was actually the brainchild of late Shri Arun Jaitley and once completed, will be able to organize national and international sports events
Speaking during the inauguration, Dr. Jitendra Singh expressed gratitude towards the honorable Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi and towards Sports Ministry for giving go-ahead to this project despite a ban on the sanction of new projects due to the current Covid19 pandemic.
The Minister further said that this state-of-the-art multipurpose sports complex will be completed in a time bound manner, consultants with expertise will be engaged for its construction and there will be no compromise in quality during its construction as Prevention of corruption Act is now applicable to the UT of J&K.
Giving an insight into the various developments that took place during the last one year after the abrogation of Article 370, Dr. Singh said that UTs J&K and Ladakh have seen a new dawn of development in every sector be that education, health etc with the long pending demands of the people being fulfilled every day.
