Former captain of wheelchair cricket team works as labourer to make both ends meet amid COVID-19
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Former captain of wheelchair cricket team works as labourer to make both ends meet amid COVID-19
A former captain of the Indian wheelchair cricket team started working as a labourer in Uttarakhand's Pithoragarh to earn a living for his family amid COVID-19 pandemic.
Rajendra Singh Dhami is working as a labourer under Mahatma Gandhi Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) scheme amid COVID-19 pandemic.
He won several accolades as the captain of the Indian wheelchair cricket team but now he has been forced to work as a labourer.
The current captain of the Uttarakhand team, Dhami was disabled due to paralysis and struggling financially during coronavirus pandemic.
While speaking to ANI, Rajendra said, "A tournament was scheduled but got postponed due to COVID-19.
I request the government to provide me job as per my qualification." Speaking to ANI, the District Magistrate (DM) of Pithoragarh, Dr Vijay Kumar Jogdande said, "Currently, his economic condition seems to be bad.
We have asked District Sports Officer to provide him money as immediate help.
He will be given the benefits under Mukhyamantri Swarojgar Yojana or other schemes so that he is able to earn a livelihood in future."
Rajasthan Health Minister Dr Raghu Sharma on March 08 informed that COVID-19 vaccination booths will be set up in Vidhan Sabha for MLAs and their families. "COVID-19 vaccination booths will be set up in Vidhan Sabha for MLAs and their families. I've requested 60 lakh more doses. We have been assured by the Centre of receiving required doses in March," said Rajasthan Health Minister.
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday said Narendra Modi, who "ridiculed" MGNREGA when he took over as Prime Minister in 2014, was "forced to accept" the fact that the ambitious rural job scheme brought in by the previous UPA government played the role of "saviour" of people of the country during the COVID-19 pandemic. "When Modi became Prime Minister, in the Parliament House, in front of all of us, he ridiculed MGNREGA. He said MGNREGA was an insult to the Indian people," Gandhi said. "And he was forced to accept during COVID-19 that only MGNREGA played the role of saviour of our people," Gandhi added. The Congress leader also took out a tractor rally in his Wayanad to support agitating farmers. Rahul's tractor rally was held between Thrikkaipatta to Muttil. Watch the full video for more details.
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While addressing a gathering in his Lok Sabha constituency, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said that when Narendra Modi became the PM, he ridiculed Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act saying it was an insult to Indians. "But the same man was forced during COVID to increase money given under MGNREGA and accepted that it played as a saviour", said Gandhi in Wayanad.
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