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MPs vs Delhi Police Clash in TB Awareness T20 Cricket Match in Delhi

Members of Parliament and Delhi Police personnel faced off in a friendly T20 cricket match in New Delhi to promote the TB Mukt Bharat initiative. The event, held at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium, is an annual tradition organized by the Constitution Club of India. BJP MP Anurag Thakur emphasized that the goal was raising awareness, not the match result, stating "TB will lose." The match follows last year's event where a team of Bollywood actors, including Suniel Shetty, defeated the MPs.

Key Points: MPs vs Delhi Police in TB Mukt Bharat T20 Cricket Match

  • Friendly T20 for TB awareness
  • Part of TB Mukt Bharat campaign
  • Held at Major Dhyan Chand Stadium
  • Annual tradition since Nehru era
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MPs, Delhi Police go head-to-head in 'TB Mukt Bharat' T20 match in National Capital

MPs and Delhi Police play a friendly T20 cricket match in New Delhi to raise awareness for the TB Mukt Bharat campaign to eliminate tuberculosis.

"It doesn't matter who wins or loses here. TB will lose. The country will win. - Anurag Thakur"

New Delhi, March 15

Members of Parliament and personnel of the Delhi Police faced off in a friendly T20 cricket match in the national capital as part of the 'TB Mukt Bharat' awareness campaign, aimed at promoting the government's initiative to eliminate tuberculosis in India.

The T20 match between Delhi and Police and MPs is being held at New Delhi's Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium under the TB Mukt Bharat campaign.

Speaking to the reporters before the match, BJP MP Anurag Thakur said, "I am grateful to the MPs and the Delhi Police officers. We are playing this match for awareness... It doesn't matter who wins or loses here. TB will lose. The country will win."

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Vice-President and Congress MP Rajeev Shukla gave insights into the legacy of this cricket match, which he said is organised every year by the Constitution Club of India.

"The match is being organised by the Constitution Club of India. It is organised every year... 'TB Mukt Bharat' is the cause of the match. This has been a tradition. It has been happening since the Nehru era," he said.

Speaking with ANI, BJP MP Manoj Tiwari said, "A campaign is underway in the country, and we have largely succeeded in ensuring that no one has to lose their life to TB. Many treatments and precautions for it have already arrived, and to raise awareness among people about it, we are playing a cricket match.

"Today, on one side, there will be the team of MPs, and on the other side, the Delhi Police team, and we are going to play an exhibition match," he added.

Last year, Members of Parliament faced a team of actors, captained by Suniel Shetty, featuring Bollywood celebrities such as Sohail Khan, Sharad Kelkar, Raja Bhervani, Shabbir Ahluwalia, Freddy Daruwala, Sameer Kochhar, Navdeep Tomar, Sunny Deol, Abhishek Kapoor, Siddharth Jadhav, and Muddasir Bhat.

The actors defeated the MPs in the cricket match.

- ANI

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Rohit P
Good to see MPs and police on the same field for a good cause. But I hope the awareness translates to better primary health centres in my district. We still face medicine shortages.
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Aman W
Haha, MPs lost to actors last year! Hope the Delhi Police team gives them a tough match this time. Jokes aside, TB elimination is a serious goal. Let's support it.
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Sarah B
Interesting read. I'm visiting India and it's amazing to see how cricket is woven into social causes. "TB will lose. The country will win." - powerful message from the MP.
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Karthik V
Respectfully, while the match is for awareness, I wish our leaders showed the same bipartisan unity in Parliament on health budgets as they do on the cricket pitch. The cause is vital.
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Nisha Z
My didi is a community health worker. She says awareness is key, but so is reducing the stigma so people report symptoms early. More such events in small towns, please!

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