Hamirpur, March 5 -- Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Singh Thakur inaugurated Sansad Khel Mahakumbh 3.0 on Tuesday at the Luhnu Cricket Stadium at Bilaspur, in his native Lok Sabha constituency--Hamirpur.

India head coach Rahul Dravid and captain Rohit Sharma were also present on the occasion.

Speaking at the event, Thakur said, "We have to take up sports to not only keep ourselves physically and mentally healthy but put more energy into nation-building."

"By organising the MP Khel Mahakumbh for the youth, I have discharged one of my responsibilities that came with being the representative of Hamirpur parliamentary constituency," the Union Minister added.

Speaking on the previous editions of the MP Khel Mahakumbh, t...