The phrase “In the middle of every difficulty liesopportunity” came true for Bodh Raj, a laborer from district Pathankot as hisdecision to buy a lottery ticket of Rs.100 changed his life forever. He has wonthe first prize of Rs.1 crore of Punjab State Dear 100 Wednesday WeeklyLottery.
Residing in village Akhrota, Bodh Raj (38) was struggling toearn livelihood for his family and meet their daily needs, but now, theseharrowing situations are the stories of the past.
Exalted with the winning lottery, the lucky winner said thathe had never thought in his wildest dream to earn such a big amount in life ashe earned around Rs.10,000 per month with a whole day of hard work. “On theinsistence of my friend, who went to Pathankot to buy a Punjab State BaisakhiBumper ticket, I bought a lottery ticket first time in my life, as I had nomoney to buy a Baisakhi Bumper ticket of Rs.500 so I chose to buy a ticket ofRs.100. I was not interested in spending my hard-earned money on the lottery,but God created a way for me”.
After submitting the winning lottery ticket and requireddocuments for encashment of prize with the department of lotteries here atFinance and Planning Complex, Sector-33, Chandigarh, the lucky winner said thathe is still in dreams.
Father of two school-going daughters, Bodh Raj now isplanning for their better future. He said that he will spend a large share ofthe winning amount on the study of his daughters, besides setting down the financial liabilities of his family.