DOGRA HERALD BUREAU
JAMMU, Aug 13
Today a team of Doordarshan Approved Drama Artists Association Jammu reached at Reasi city in District Reasi and setup their signature campaign to seek the public support in favour of their long pending demand of Satellite Dugger channel in Jammu region.
DADAA team comprsing Sh. J.S. Babli, Madan Rangila, Janak Khajuria, Dr.Kamal Sharma and Rajinder Narang were the part of the Signature campaign in which a significant numbers of people from various walk of life and remote mountain areas put their signatures in support of Satellite Duggar Channel and also assured the team for all type of support in this noble cause.
A prominent citizen and Sahitya Academi Awardee Dogri writer Sh. Raj Rahi said, to strengthen the culture, heritage and language of Duggar Land and keep the new generation informed about the customs of Duggar Pardesh, Satellite Duggar Channel is the need of hours and also stated it is the high time that the people of Duggar land should raise their voice in support of Satellite Duggar Channel in Jammu region. The President DADAA J.S.Babli urged the Central government to initiate steps for launching a Duggar satellite channel in the Jammu region. This proposed channel, he said, aims to promote, protect, and develop the rich culture, heritage and languages of the Duggar region.He further said that their longstanding demands, emphasizing the primary objective of the Duggar Channel to safeguard the cultural heritage and languages of the Duggar region while also generating employment opportunities.
The spoks person of DADAA Sh.Janak Khajuria highlighted the significant number of Dogri-speaking people, over one crore, residing in areas including Mirpur, Bhimber, Bag, Sialkot, and Shakargarh in Pakistan, as well as Gurdaspur, Pathankot, and Hoshiarpur in Punjab, and parts of Himachal Pradesh, the statement said, adding that he also noted Jammu’s strategic location near the International Border and Line of Control, making it ideal for promoting the Government of Indias polices and also counter the false propaganda of Pakistan against our country.
