Memberof Parliament Santokh Singh Chaudhary on Thursday gave a cheque of Rs 2 lakh tocricket player Tejinder Pal Singh, who was part of the Indian team that won theBlind Cricket World Cup held in South Africa. The Indian team had brought homethe World Cup trophy after defeating Pakistan in the final.
Onthe International Day of Persons with Disabilities, True Scoop highlighted theissue of Tejinder that he hasn’t received his cash prize till date. Meanwhile,weeks after the news, the amount was released by Captain Amarinder SinghGovernment’s Punjab State Sports Council.
Speaking on the occasion, MP Chaudhary saidthat Tejinder Pal Singh was the only player from Punjab who was part of theWorld Cup winning team and he had made Jalandhar and the country proud, addingthat the blind players too should be encouraged and felicitated by governmentsso that they can bring more laurels for the nation.
He further said that the Board of Control forCricket in India (BCCI) too should support the blind cricket team and provideopportunities for visually impaired cricketers to excel.
Jalandhar District Sports Officer Jasmeet Kaurand the cricketer’s father Harjinder Singh were also present on the occasion.