CHANDIGARH, SEPT 22 :Daljit Singh Cheema, Advisor to the Punjab Chief Minister has been appointed patron of the IndianOil Surjit Hockey Tournament, scheduled to be held at Jalandhar from October 18 to 25. Surjit Hockey Society’s Chief Public Relation Officer Surinder Singh Bhapa, PRO Gurvinder Singh Gullu, N.K. Agarwal, Finance Secretary .
Sukhwinder Chola and Prof. Jagir Singh Kahlon, both executive members, handed over the appointment letter to Dr. Daljit Singh Cheema today.
On this occasion, Dr. Cheema said "I feel proud to be the patron of Surjit Hockey Society as this is the only society which is doing good job for upliftment of the standard of hockey since 1984."
Dr. Cheema promised that Punjab Government will extend its full help in rganizing the Silver Jubilee edition of the IndianOil Surjit Hockey Tournament. He also disclosed that Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Baldal would be the chief guest on at the closing ceremony on October 25.