At Bathinda the state level progrmme on 12 Jan2013 was inaugurated by C.M (Pb) S.Parkash singh Badal. The audience with a strength of 700 intellectuals attended. He announced the installation of Statue of Swami Vivekanand ji at Amritsar.He prmised to co-operate in all respects.  Sh. Chander Sekhar Talwar I.A.S (Retd) state secry,S.V Samaroh samiti Punjab was the main speaker and Brig. Jagdish Gagneja ji (Retd)Prant Seh-Sangchalak(RSS-PB and Vice President,SVSamaroh Samiti Punjab)also spoke on the life of Swami Vivekanad ji. Sh.Vijay singh Nadda ji Joint Secry. SV Samaroh Samiti Punjab conducted the stage.  Programmes/Shobha yatra at 6 different places in the state yet to take place. Other than shobha yatra, progrmmes on life of S.Vivekanand on 12 Jan 2013 at five different places occurred with a strength of 1470.

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