Snubbed for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award, star wrestler Bajrang Punia met Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore and said he has been assured that his case will be looked into.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was supposed to meet the Minister today but suddenly we got a call last evening for the meeting. I asked the Minister about the reason for not considering me for the Khel Ratna. He said I didn\u2019t have enough points which is wrong. I have garnered more points than the two who were nominated,\u201d Bajrang told PTI.<\/p>\n
The 24-year-old wrestler, who won gold medals at the Commonwealth Games and Asian Games, said if he doesn\u2019t get a favourable reply by evening, he will be forced to knock the doors of Court to get justice.<\/p>\n
Bajrang was accompanied by his mentor Olympic medallist Yogeshwar Dutt during the meeting.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have been wronged. I want justice. The Minister said he will look into the matter but there is hardly any time left for the award function. I will wait till evening for communication from the government\u2019s side. If I don\u2019t get a favourable reply by evening I will move court tomorrow,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Besides gold medals at Gold Coast and Jakarta, Bajrang had won silver medals in the 2014 editions of the Commonwealth Games and Asian Games.<\/p>\n
He also has a 2013 World Championship bronze medal to his credit. But it did not come into consideration as the points system for giving away the award was introduced only in 2014.<\/p>\n
Besides, as per the terms of reference for the selection committee, it \u201cmay not mechanically recommend Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna to the recipient of the highest marks across disciplines.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBut in a particular sport discipline, the award will be recommended only for the recipient of the highest aggregate marks.\u201d<\/p>\n
A source in the Sports Ministry said that the Minister is unlikely to make a last minute addition to the list.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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