New Delhi.Where on one hand the players of the country and we dream of bringing medals in the Olympics. On the other hand, talents do not get proper encouragement from the government. Due to which now every young player has taken the help of social media to express his pain.
It is worth noting that Mallika Handa, a deaf and dumb chess player from Jalandhar, has won many medals in national and international competitions. But now the same Malik posted a video on Twitter on Sunday and said that the state government has completely failed and incompetent in fulfilling the promises made to them.
what is in the video
In this regard, Malika wrote a note with the video. In which she said, “On December 31, I met the Sports Minister of Punjab. He said that neither the government can now give you any job nor cash award because they do not have any sports policy for the deaf and dumb now. However, the former sports minister had announced the cash award to me. Along with this, an invitation letter was also given but this program was now canceled due to COVID.
#WATCH | Punjab: Jalandhar-based deaf and dumb Chess player, Malika Handa, who’d won several medals in national & int’l events, said the State govt has failed to live up to promises made to her
Video Source: Malika Handa’s Twitter handle pic.twitter.com/lerByElpnt
– ANI (@ANI) January 2, 2022
Malika further wrote that, “When I told this to the current Sports Minister Pargat Singh, he said that this announcement was made by the former minister. I have not made any such promise and neither can my government do anything for you in this.” Now Malika further said, “I am only asking why then it was announced? My 5 years were wasted due to Congress government. He made a fool of me. They don’t care about deaf games. Malika said, “The district Congress had also promised to help me but in 5 years they did nothing. After all, why is the Punjab government treating me like this.”
Former sports minister had announced a cash reward for me & I also have a letter of invitation in which I was invited but it was canceled due to #COVID19, Malika Handa added in her post
– ANI (@ANI) January 2, 2022
Know who is Malika Handa?
Please tell that Malika Handa is a deaf chess player from Punjab. He has won the National Championship 7 times. Along with this, he has also won many medals at the international level. But call it regrettable or the failure of the Punjab government that today they have to fight for themselves like this.
It is worth mentioning that Malika won the gold medal in the 2015 International Dumb and Deaf Championship held in Mongolia. Also, she has won gold in the Asian Championships. In terms of physical proficiency, Malika is up to 90% deaf. At the same time, she has been playing chess for almost 11 years. Malika has also been a 4-time gold medalist of the National Championship for the Deaf.