Shillong, Aug 29: To mark the 75 years of India’s Independence, the personnel of the Border Security Force (BSF), Meghalaya Frontier, will flag-off a motorcycle rally from Shillong to Delhi on September 1.

The BSF will be conducting a series of events including band display at various BSF locations/establishments, friendly volleyball and football match with BGB, cycle rally, photo exhibition and cultural programmes from July to December this year under HQ Eastern Command, BSF Kolkata.

“30 motorcyclists -15 from Jaanbaaz motor cycle team and 15 motor cyclists from Seema Bhawani motor cycle team- will participate in the rally. Lajja Ram Bishnoi, DGP Meghalaya will flag off the rally from Sector HQ BSF, Shillong on September 1 in the presence of the IG BSF Meghalaya Frontier,” informed Inderjit Singh Rana, IG, BSF Meghalaya Frontier.

The rally will pass through Guwahati, Dhubri, Siliguri, Balurghat, Berhampore, Kolkata, Dhanbad, Aurangabad, Prayagraj, Kanpur, Agra covering the states of Assam, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh and finally culminating at Delhi on September 16.

The motorcycle rally from Shillong (Meghalaya) to Delhi will be conducted by the Border Security Force to raise awareness on National Integration despite differences in cultures, customs, traditions and religions.

The participants will also interact with school children, NCC volunteers & youth in several cities en-route. The rally will showcase various events like awareness on drugs, smuggling and short films on BSF to highlight the role and task of the Force, India’s first line of defence and the largest border guarding force in the world.

The rally is also to encourage the country’s youth to join the Border Security Force, for safeguarding our national territory.