Watch | Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar rides a motorcycle to promote Car-free Day in Karnal

“Be it ‘Car-free Day’ or the resolve to make ‘Drug-free Haryana’, it cannot be accomplished without public cooperation. I also made a small effort to reduce car traffic today by travelling to Karnal Airport by bike on ‘Car-free Day’. I hope that the people of the state will take this message forward and inspire others to give up their cars ‘just for one day’,” CM Khattar tweeted in Hindi.

 

The Chief Minister introduced the Car-free Day initiative while addressing a gathering of youth on September 25 during the flagging-off ceremony of the Drug-free Haryana Cyclothon rally in Karnal, according to reports. Before inaugurating the rally, Khattar administered an oath to the young participants, encouraging them to distance themselves from the menace of drug abuse. Subsequently, after flagging off the Cyclothon, he actively joined the rally by cycling with the youth, motivating them amid the chants of “Bharat Mata Ki Jai” and “Drug-Free Haryana,” according to a Times of India report.

The Cyclothon for a Drug-Free Haryana was started with the inaugural Cyclothon on September 1 and it culminated on September 25, reported ANI. Visuals from the Yamunanagar Cyclothon showcased a number of participants cycling to raise awareness about the devastating impact of drug abuse. The message of a drug-free Haryana has resonated across all 22 districts of the state, as the cyclothon traversed these regions over the course of the last 25 days, the ANI report added.