Boxer Simranjit Kaur FINALLY gets her due reward from Punjab Govt
Olympic boxer Simranjit Kaur has finally received the promised cash reward of Rs. 5 lakh from the Punjab government for qualifying for the Olympic Games after a five-month long wait.
But the 2018 World Championship bronze medalist is yet to get the job promised by CM Captain Amarinder Singh before she had qualified for the Olympics.
Punjab sports minister, Rana Gurmit Singh Sodhi said that he met Simranjit’s mother, Rajpal Kaur in Ludhiana and handed over the cheque to her.
He stated, “I personally met her mother in Ludhiana today, and couldn’t get a chance to meet Simranjit since she is currently training in a national camp in Patiala. I will also meet her soon. I have handed over a cheque of Rs 5 lakh to Rajpal Kaur and assured her that Simranjit would get a government job as well,”
“Simranjit has done a lot for the nation and especially for Punjab. We will provide all the help to her for future events,” he added.
She had raised her issue saying that, “I don’t know much about their [government’s] criteria. I was promised Rs 5 lakh, five months back also but who cares? Whereas TikTok stars got their money from the Punjab government well on time, I was also promised a job in the state government when I met Chief Minister Sir in March. Again, who cares?”
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She belongs to Ludhiana’s Chakar village and is the sole breadwinner of her family of five, including two younger brothers, elder sister, and her mother. Her father, who worked at a local grocery store, died of a heart attack in July 2018. Since then, the family is entirely dependent on what Simranjit earns from competing in international tournaments.
-PTC News
