Friendly cricket match played between MPs and Delhi Police under ‘TB-Free India’ campaign
Delhi Police joins Anurag Singh Thakur’s TB-Free India campaign
Anurag Singh Thakur led the MPs’ team while Commissioner Satish Golcha captained the Delhi Police team
A friendly cricket match between Members of Parliament and Delhi Police officers was organized today, Sunday, at the National Stadium in Delhi by former Union Minister and MP Mr. Anurag Singh Thakur. The match was part of the initiative to raise awareness about TB and promote the ‘TB-Free India – TB will lose, the nation will win’ campaign. Mr. Anurag Singh Thakur captained the MPs’ team, while Commissioner Satish Golcha led the Delhi Police side. In a thrilling contest, the Delhi Police team defeated the MPs’ team by 12 runs to claim the winner’s trophy. Batting first after losing the toss, the Delhi Police team posted a massive score of 225 runs in 20 overs. In response, despite a brilliant innings of 52 runs by Anurag Singh Thakur, the MPs’ team was restricted to 212 runs. The friendly cricket match was broadcast live on DD Sports.
Speaking about this friendly cricket match, Mr. Anurag Thakur said regarding the ‘TB-Free India’ T20 match, “I thank all the MPs and police officers for playing this TB-Free cricket match to create awareness. A TB-Free India is the resolve of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi Ji. This is a disease that claims the lives of millions. We are trying to spread awareness about it, and we have previously played cricket matches in many cities across India under the ‘TB will lose, the nation will win’ initiative. For the TB-Free India campaign, we will travel to every corner of the country, play matches, and work to make the public aware of TB. Playing a match today in Delhi with the team of police officers is a wonderful experience. Combined, both teams scored over 400 runs, which is a testament to the enthusiasm of this match. Events like these will prove helpful in increasing awareness towards the revered Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi Ji’s campaign for a TB-Free India by 2025. Even though we lost the match, the purpose for which it was organized was successful, and similarly, we will succeed in defeating TB in India. We may play against each other on the field, but our real fight is against TB. Our slogan is ‘We will play, but TB will lose’. TB does not see any party, person, country, or language; it can affect anyone. The main objective of this match is to defeat TB and convey this message to every citizen. I appreciate not only the leaders but also all the police officers who came forward to participate in this campaign and worked to take it to the masses.”
Addressing the program, the Chief Guest and Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Shri Kiren Rijiju, said, “India’s Parliament represents 140 crore people and expects that society benefits from the experience of its public representatives. We have to make India TB-Free by 2025, and in this context, this friendly match between MPs and police officers will help spread awareness against TB eradication. I congratulate all the MPs and police officers participating in this match and the organizer of this event, Anurag Singh Thakur Ji, for making a meaningful effort towards eradicating a disease like TB. If we all work with full determination to spread awareness against TB eradication in our respective areas, we will certainly succeed in uprooting TB from India by the set deadline.”
While felicitating the players at the conclusion of the match, BCCI Vice President and Rajya Sabha MP, Shri Rajeev Shukla, said, “The thinking behind organizing this cricket match between leaders and police officers by Shri Anurag Singh Thakur Ji is very far-sighted and effective, and I commend it. It is pleasant to see that both leaders and police officers have come together on one platform to create awareness against TB, and today this stadium witnessed a fantastic and thrilling match. There are many similarities between cricket and politics, and therefore, there is considerable excitement among the audience regarding this match. I congratulate all the players who played in this match.”
Chairman of the Cricket Association and senior MP, Shri Rajiv Pratap Rudy, said, “Anurag Thakur organizes such matches every time, and the main objective is to convey the message that we have to eliminate TB from the country. Winning or losing is one thing, but making the country TB-Free is the real goal.”
