UK: Huge two-day Big Johns Mela held at Cannon Hill Park, Birmingham | WNTV | World News
Birmingham: The huge two-day Big Jones Mela was held at Cannon Hill Park. which was inaugurated by the Lord Mayor of Birmingham, Councillor Maureen Cornish. While the hosting and organising duties were performed by Jahangir Sadiq and Babar Sadiq.
People participated in thousands on this occasion, including local councillors and people from every school of thought. Stalls of various items were also set up on this occasion. There were also information centres on various government and semi-government institutions to generate awareness amongst people.
A camp of Anzal Foundation was also set up for the poor and the needy in Thar, Sindh, Pakistan. Where charity was also collected for water supplies in remote areas of Thar.
On the first day of the festival, well-known artists like Abrar-ul-Haq, Bilal Saeed, Amin Teddy, Jan Ali Khan, local artists Zack Knight, Mohammad Basharat, head of MMI, Fatima Chaudhry, Asif Khan, Chani Singh, Mona Singh and Others also showed their art and outstanding performances.
On the second day of the Big johns Mela, thousands of people from all over the UK participated and appreciated the Mela. Guests congratulated the administrators for organising a successful two-day Mela for the first time in Birmingham.
On this occasion, great personality of the world of music, the emperor of pain, Atta Allah Khan, Essa Khelvi, Naseebu Laal, Usman Farooqui, Maz Bonafide, Muhammad Basharat MMI, Hunters, Roach Killa and other famous artists performed their art.
The guests were highly entertained by the artists. The Big Jones Mela concluded with complete entertainment, love, harmony, diversity, peaceful atmosphere and immense happiness.
Those in attendance strongly requested for Big Johns to hold a similar event next year with the same enthusiasm. Report by S M IRFAN TAHIR Photojournalist / Member National Union of Journalists (NUJ) Great Britain.