Amarinder announces job of DSP, Rs 5 lakh for Harmanpreet

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, July 23

Lauding Moga girl Harmanpreet Kaur for her scintillating performance in ICC Women’s World Cup, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Sunday offered the star cricketer the post of DSP in Punjab Police if she desired to join the force.

The young girl had done Punjab proud with her superb performance that had steered Team India to a semi-final victory and given a tight fight to England in the final match to emerge a close second.

Captain Amarinder said the young girl had done Punjab proud with her superb performance and deserved all the adulation and recognition that was coming her way.

Taking cognisance of media reports that Harmanpreet had had wanted to join the Punjab Police some years ago, the chief minister said his government was keen to correct the wrong perpetrated on the young cricketer by the Badal government, which had refused to accommodate the national player in Punjab Police.

The chief minister earlier promised to review the state’s sports policy to provide government jobs to young sportspersons like Harmanpreet, and also announced a Rs 5 lakh cash award for the cricketing marvel.

Captain Amarinder, who called up Harmanpreet’s father Harmandar Singh during the day, said his government would initiate steps to change the sports policy to accommodate budding sportspersons in government jobs, which the erstwhile Badal government had denied to the young lady.

Amarinder told Harmandar that his government was committed to the promotion of sports in the state. All steps would be taken to ensure the welfare of sportspersons who were contributing to the state’s glory with their grit and hard work, he added.

The chief minister lauded Harmanpreet’s score of 171 not out of 115 balls in the semi-final, thereby becoming the second highest scorer in women cricket and steering India into the finals of world cup.