India's Commonwealth Games shooting gold medallist, Man took to social media on Friday to question Haryana sports minister, Anil Vij over a promise of a cash prize for her Youth Olympics gold medal in October 2018.
16-year-old Bhaker posted screenshots of Anil Vij's tweet wherein he had promised the young shooter prize money of Rs 2 crore on behalf of the state government.
"Sir Please confirm if it is correct... Or just Jumla(sic)," Bhaker wrote on Twitter.
"Congratulations to Manu Bhaker for winning shooting gold in Youth Olympics. Haryana government will give a cash prize of Rs 2 crore to Manu Bhaker on her achievement. Previous governments used to pay Rs 10 lakh," Anil Vij had written in a series of tweets moments after Bhaker became the first Indian shooter to win a Youth Olympics gold.
Earlier in the day, Manu Bhaker lashed out at the Haryana government, saying someone in the government has been playing games with the prize money that was announced for the Youth Olympics medal winners from the state.
She also shared an old tweet of wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt on Haryana government's announcement in which they had asked athletes to deposit one-third of their income to the state coffers in 2018.
Sir Please confirm if it is correct... Or just Jumla... @anilvijminister pic.twitter.com/AtxpLKBSYV
Manu Bhaker (@realmanubhaker) January 4, 2019
Some one in Haryana is really playing with Youth Olympic games cash prize!!!!! @narendramodi @mlkhattar @anilvijminister @Ra_THORe @AshokKhemka_IAS ... Is it really for encouraging or disheartening players. which one is correct... pic.twitter.com/adIsfttId7
Manu Bhaker (@realmanubhaker) January 4, 2019
I was too young to understand this at that time .. But Today i understand what he wants to prove.... Some people want to prove thamself right even they know they are not... Bad luck ofHaryana . https://t.co/4EsUbDul4B
Manu Bhaker (@realmanubhaker) January 4, 2019
Bhaker had won the Youth Olympics gold in the 10m air pistol event in Buenos Aires on October 10. The medal was a huge morale booster for the teenage shooter, who had missed medals in the 25m pistol and 10m air pistol events at the Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang. She had shot 236.5 in the eight-woman final to create history.
Bhaker had a phenomenal year in 2018 as she won the Commonwealth Games gold medal in Gold Coast, a month after winning gold in the 10m air pistol individual and team events at the ISSF World Cup in Guadalajara.
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