Pays Tribute to Shaheed Karnail Singh Issru
Phogat missed meal due to negligence of coaches & supporting staff
Punjab Newsline, Issru (Ludhiana), August 15-
CM Bhagwant Singh Mann on Thursday said that in order to fulfill aspirations of great freedom fighters the government is according top priority to the Health and Education sectors in the state.
Addressing the gathering here during a state level function to mark the martyrdom day of Shaheed Karnail Singh Issru, the hero of Goa liberation, the CM said that to achieve this goal the state govt has given a facelift to the schools and hospitals across the state.
The CM said that problems like corruption and drugs have flourished in the state due to the patronization by the previous governments. However, he said that his govt has adopted a zero tolerance policy towards these maladies that have ruined the state.
Interacting with the media persons, the CM bemoaned that wrestler Vinesh Phogat missed the historic moment of bagging the medal in Paris Olympics due to callousness of the coaches and experts. He emphasized that coaches and staff are duty bound to maintain wrestlers' weight under prescribed norms as they get hefty salaries from the public exchequer.
