Manish Sisodia said the Youth Run Punjab 2026 reflected the state’s push against drugs. The turnout was projected as a sign of youth turning towards sport, fitness and education.
AAP Punjab in-charge Manish Sisodia on Sunday said the Youth Run Punjab 2026 held here under the government’s ‘Yudh Nashean Virudh’ campaign by the party’s youth wing showed how the state is moving forward by “leaving behind drugs”.
Thousands of youngsters and sportspersons participated in the 5-kilometre run, which was flagged off by Sisodia and Bhagwant Mann’s OSD Rajbir Singh Ghumman, a statement released here said.
They later distributed cash prizes of up to Rs 11,000 to the winners.
Addressing the gathering, Sisodia said the event was much more than a race covering a few kilometres. “This marathon is the voice of a Punjab that is moving forward by leaving behind drugs, despair and the mindset of giving up,” he said.
The party statement said under Mann’s leadership, Punjab is leaving behind its old ‘Udta Punjab’ image and emerging as a ‘Khelta-Daudta Punjab’ on the strength of its youth.
Sisodia said Punjab’s youth are increasingly choosing sports, fitness and constructive pursuits, adding that the participation of thousands of young people demonstrates their energy, enthusiasm and determination to move in the right direction.
“Those who once described Punjab as ‘Udta Punjab’ are now seeing a Punjab that runs, plays and moves forward,” the former Delhi minister said, congratulating the AAP Youth Wing and all the participants.
ਪੰਜਾਬ Youth Run 2026, ਜਲੰਧਰ ਵਿਖੇ ਆਯੋਜਿਤ ਮੈਰਾਥਨ ‘ਚ ਭਾਰੀ ਇਕੱਠ!
ਆਮ ਆਦਮੀ ਪਾਰਟੀ ਪੰਜਾਬ ਦੇ ਯੂਥ ਵਿੰਗ ਵੱਲੋਂ ਪੰਜਾਬ Youth Run 2026 ਮੋਹਾਲੀ ਤੋਂ ਬਾਅਦ ਅੱਜ ਜਲੰਧਰ ਵਿਖੇ ਕਰਵਾਈ ਗਈ ਜਿਸ ‘ਚ ਇਲਾਕੇ ਦੇ ਹਰ ਉਮਰ ਦੇ ਵਸਨੀਕਾਂ ਨੇ ਵਧ-ਚੜ੍ਹ ਕੇ ਹਿੱਸਾ ਲਿਆ। ‘ਆਪ’ ਦੇ ਹੋਰਨਾਂ ਆਗੂਆਂ ਤੋਂ ਇਲਾਵਾ ਪੰਜਾਬ ਪ੍ਰਭਾਰੀ @msisodia ਨੇ… pic.twitter.com/4PFl6jiy4R
— AAP Punjab (@AAPPunjab) August 23, 2026
