Circle-style kabaddi’s recognition stays, says minister
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, April 25
The Punjab Government has termed the statement of former minister Sikander Singh Maluka regarding doing away with the recognition to circle-style kabaddi as misleading.
State Sports Minister Rana Gurmeet Singh Sodhi has said that the Sports Department is not de-recognising circle-style kabaddi and that the sport, like other sports, is included in the list of recognised and graded sports of the department.
He said the former minister has presented his statement in a distorted way.
The Sports Minister said that he had said that the Kabaddi World Cup would not be revived because it was a personal event of the previous regime and not part of the sports calendar.
He made it clear that the recognition for circle-style kabaddi and gradation would be retained as before and tournaments of the sport would also continue as before at the district and state level.
He said that those sports which are part of the sports calendar of the department won't see any negative impact on their recognition and tournaments.
