The Jullundur Gymkhana Club is all set to go for polls on December 19 this year. The two groups namely, The Achievers and The Progressive will be contesting elections for the post of Secretary, Joint Secretary, Vice-President and Treasurer.
Tarun Sikka, Amit Kukreja, SPS Virk, Saurabh Khullar and other teammates released the Achievers group manifesto in a press conference on Friday. A manifesto is a published declaration of the intentions, motives, or views of the issuer. The Achievers group stated all their policies and aims in their manifesto.
The main objectives of the Achievers group stated in their manifesto are as follows:
1. Amendments in Membership Card
2. Transfer of membership to the family at a nominal price.
3. Giving back to the environment by including a rainwater harvesting system and solar system in the club.
4. Extension of gym area to include latest types of equipment in the gym.
5. Introducing kids zone to provide indoor gaming facility and soft play area for kids.
6. Sports Carnival and Gymkhana Premier League will be organized twice a year.
7. Food Festival will be arranged every month and Happy Hours would be introduced in club’s bar.
8. Basketball and Skating Ring will be built in the club with world-class amenities.
9. Will organize a free medical camp every three months for senior members of the club.
10. Will build a multi-utility hall in the club which can be used as Disco or Conference hall.
Revolutionary steps will be taken by Tarun Sikka and his teammates for the betterment of the club after winning the elections. They will approve in their first executive meeting that the tenure of the Secretary will remain the same for two terms only and for Executive members will be for three terms. Achievers group will extend the food limit by Rs 2000 and this extended limit will be applicable on food items only.
People associated with the Sports Industry, Gadaipur Focal Point Industry, prominent doctors, advocates and other leading personalities of Jalandhar City are supporting the Achievers group wholeheartedly. Several Individual Gymkhana groups, namely, Ph.D. group, Billiards group, MGN group, Jalandhar Golf Club, BC group and Gymkhana Warriors are endorsing the Achievers group.
The tremendous work carried out by the Achievers group in their previous term is the main reason to get such enormous support from city residents.
Tarun Sikka (contesting for Honorary Secretary), shared, “In last two years, we worked for the club by keeping in mind that a member should feel proud and a guest should feel honoured when entering this club. And, somehow, we feel that we are lucky that God was so kind to us that we were able to fulfill all our achievements. During Covid times, when everything was shut, we still kept on working. People used to question our capabilities to run the club, now; the same people applaud our achievements and call them exemplary!! I feel members will vote for us as they are smart enough to select the right group for the club.”
The elections will take place on 19th December. But, with such great support, it seems quite clear that Achievers' group strength will be acknowledged by the people of Jalandhar city and will bring them to power again.
The Achievers group members have unanimously announced the panel of four candidates. The four members include Tarun Sikka for Honorary Secretary, Amit Kukreja for Junior Vice-President, SPS Virk for Treasurer and Saurabh Khullar for the post of Joint Secretary.
Apart from these four candidates, the Achievers group has announced the names of executive members, which include Dr. Naresh Batla, Mr. Harpreet Singh (Goldy), Mr. Nitin Behl, Mr. Atul Talwar, Mr. Mohinder Singh among others.
Meanwhile, the members namely, pargat singh minister punjab Rakesh Jhanji Sharad Aggarwal, Dr. Oberoi, Narinder Singh, Jyoti Shoor, Ashwani Babbo, Manish Arora, Satish Jain, Pritpal Singh Pali, Dr. Virk, Dr. Pruthi, Kamby, Parveen Nanny, Sanjiv Muria, Gaurav Sud, UK Sud, Dr. Maan, Vimal Jain, Bhavdeep Sardana, Rajesh Kharbanda, Raj Karan, Amarjot Singh, Alkesh Kohli, Arvind Abrol, Rakesh Rathore, Ramesh Mittal, Ajit Mahendru, Chetan Kohli, Manmohan Singh, Rajesh Vij, Surinder Singh Bhapa, Ajay Kundra, Charanjit Singh Maingi, Parwinder Behal, Vanish Jain, Paramjit Singh Makkar, Dr. Swapan Sood, Iqbal Walia, Ramesh Gupta, Iqbal Singh Arneja, Vimal Prakash Jain, Mani Walia, Deepak Chawla, Satish Jain, RS Bedi, Rajneesh Chitkara, Sanjay Chopra, Capt. Satinder pal Singh, Sanjay Kohli, Kumar Wasan, Mukul Verma, Nipun Mahajan, Pradeep Thakur, Ashwani Kundra, and others have lent their support.