J&K Opens SRIJAN Sports Conference as LG Sinha Calls to Keep Sports Free of Politics

Overview

• Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha inaugurated the SRIJAN conference in Jammu, convened by the Department of Youth Services and Sports with senior officials, Sports Authority of India representatives and Olympian Karnam Malleswari in attendance.
• He urged that politics stay out of sports and pressed for selection processes that leave no room for doubt.
• He acknowledged ongoing inquiries into alleged regional bias in recent football and school cricket selections while cautioning against assuming every selection is unfair.
• The agenda centers on producing actionable roadmaps to implement the National Sports Policy 2025 and the J&K Sports Policy 2022.
• He promoted linking sports with education and life skills, expanding participation by women and youth, upgrading grassroots infrastructure and crafting development plans to raise international performance.