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Haryana Cabinet offers Cong MLA Vinesh Phogat rewards equivalent to Olympic silver medallist

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Haryana Cabinet Offers Cong MLA Vinesh Phogat Rewards Equivalent To Olympic Silver Medallist

By IANS News March 25, 2025 • 23:20 PM View: 700

Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh: Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini said on Tuesday that the State Cabinet has decided to offer wrestler-turned-politician Vinesh Phogat benefits at par with those of an Olympic Silver medallist under the state's sports policy.

Phogat, a Congress MLA from Julana in Jind district, had recently raised the issue in the Vidhan Sabha.

Considering the matter, the State Cabinet treated Phogat's case as an exception and decided to extend the benefits under the policy, an official statement said.

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