Port Blair, Aug. 20: Shri Mahender Prasad, Ex. Working President, National Students Union of India and an active leader of Pradesh Congress Committee from Ward No. 7 has resigned from the primary membership of the party today 20th Aug. 2010. Shri Mahender had also held the posts of District General Secretary, Youth Congress in the Pradesh Congress Committee and was the Block representative of Congress from Junglighat, Port Blair. 

 

After resigning from the Congress, Shri Prasad has joined the Trinamool Congress party along with his supporters and well wishers.

                    

 

Port Blair, Aug. 20: It was like a dream come true for the people of the Islands who got an opportunity to participate in the Queen’s Baton relay for the 19th Common Wealth Games and associate themselves with the games. The Queen’s Baton relay started from the historic National Memorial Cellular Jail here this afternoon by the Hon’ble Lt Governor Lt Gen (Retd) Bhopinder Singh, PVSM, AVSM by running some distance carrying the Queen’s Baton and handing over the Baton to the first bearer Chief Secretary, Shri Vivek Rae for forward journey of the Baton by eminent personalities and sportspersons to various parts of the town culminating at Netaji Stadium. Citizens and thousands of children greeted the Queen’s Baton en-route with great zeal and gusto. Earlier, the President, A&N State Olympic Association, Shri G. Bhaskar received the Queen’s Baton from the Additional Director General, Organizing Committee, XIX Common Wealth Games, Lt Gen (Retd) Raj Kadian, PVSM, AVSM, VSM and handed over the Queen’s Baton to the Lt Governor for starting the relay. The Queen’s Baton Relay of XIX Common Wealth Games 2010, arrived at the Port Blair airport in the morning today, where it was greeted with great enthusiasm and was accorded the traditional welcome. The Queen’s Baton Relay is a tradition of the Common Wealth Games and acts as a curtain raiser to every Common Wealth Games since 1958. The Member of Parliament, Shri B. P. Ray, senior officers of the civil administration and Defence forces, prominent sportspersons and citizens of the Islands were also present on the occasion.  

 

Later, a get-together function was also held at Raj Niwas for the officials accompanying the Queen’s Baton Relay and eminent sports personalities. The Lt Governor also gave away mementos to the visiting officials of Common Wealth Games.