‘I wasted my 5 years on Congress govt’ says Divyang chess participant Malika Handa as she lashes out at Punjab Govt: Read what occurred

25-year-old divyang chess participant Malika Handa lashed out on the Punjab authorities for its incapability to fulfil the promise of a job and money reward on Sunday. Malika posted on Twitter that in a gathering with the state Sports Minister Pargat Singh on December 31, she was knowledgeable that the federal government couldn’t assist her as there was no coverage for deaf gamers.

I’m very feeling Hurt
31 dec I met sports activities minister of Punjab @PargatSOfficial
Now He mentioned punjab Govt cannot give job and Not money award settle for to (Deaf sports activities) as a result of they don’t have coverage for deaf sports activities.
Cc: @CHARANJITCHANNI @sherryontopp @RahulGandhi @rhythmjit @ANI pic.twitter.com/HhYEWbGJ7E

— Malika Handa🇮🇳🥇 (@MalikaHanda) January 2, 2022

She wrote she was feeling damage. She met the sports activities minister of Punjab on December 31. He mentioned the Punjab govt couldn’t give job or money awards as a result of they don’t have a coverage for deaf sports activities.

She wrote, “I am only asking why was the reward announced. I wasted 5 years on the Congress government. They fooled me. They do not care about deaf sports. The district Congress leaders had promised to support me during these 5 years but nothing has happened till now. Why is the Punjab government doing this?” 

Malika, who has received gold and two silver medals on the worldwide degree, was promised a job and money reward by the previous sports activities minister of Punjab. She added she was solely asking for what was promised to her by the previous sports activities minister. She alleged that the state govt had fooled her and accused them of not caring concerning the deaf sportsperson. She mentioned the district Congress members additionally instructed confirmed their help, however nothing had occurred in 5 years. “Why, why Punjab govt doing this ?” she added.

Suresh Handa, her father, was quoted by Tribune. He mentioned, “Malika is very upset today. My son Atul Handa and I had accompanied her to the office of Director Sports, but she almost got a refusal. My daughter has been playing the game for the past 8-10 years and has been bringing medals for the country and the state just with a hope that these would fetch her job offer just like other Olympians and para-athletes.”

He additional added for the previous 2-3 years, she was instructed to finish her commencement to get a great authorities job. She approached the Director of Sports as she had accomplished her commencement. “She got the reply that there was no policy yet in the state to offer jobs to hearing-impaired athletes. This is the fag end of the tenure of the present government. If they have not made a policy till now, they will be able to make it even in the next three months. My daughter has lost all hopes, and it is really difficult to convince her at this stage,” he added.

DPS Kharbanda, Director Sports, Punjab, mentioned, “Malika came to me with her father and brother. They discussed her case with me for good 30-40 minutes. I told them that the government has a policy for able-bodied players and para-athletes (arms and legs handicap) but none of the other 21 types of disabilities, which includes blindness, hearing disorders or mental retardness.”

He additional added that the Punjab authorities would quickly provide you with the coverage, however “I told the parents to make her apply for other government jobs like that of a constable. She has a state certificate in the able-bodied general category, where the department can help her get a job under the 3 per cent quota. We can also help her with Central Government jobs where there already is a policy for deaf players. She must not lose her heart. The government and the department will back her wherever it can on a merit basis.”

Tribune additional reported that the Sports Minister had prolonged her Rs 11 money reward ‘over and above the policy. Notably, Malika has been asking for the financial support and job that the Punjab govt promised. In November last year, she posted on Twitter that she had been waiting for the Punjab govt’s invite for the job and money rewards for 2 months as she was a graduate now, however the state authorities was not paying any consideration to her requests.