Haryana News: Two Teenage Basketball Players Die Within 48 Hours; Vinesh Phogat, Congress Blame BJP Govt

Haryana news: Two teenage basketball players die within 48 hours; Vinesh Phogat, Congress blame BJP govt

Congress MLA Vinesh Phogat has slammed the BJP government in Haryana after two teenage basketball players in the state died due to poles falling on them during practice. Assembly LoP Bhupinder Singh Hooda has also slammed the government for a lack of infrastructure oversight.

Haryana suspends sports official after 2 basketball players die in freak accidents

Sports Minister Gaurav Gautam has ordered a high-level review on November 28 and issued strict directives for immediate inspections, removal of unsafe equipment and personal accountability for lapses.

Punjab CM Mann expresses condolence over death of basketball players in Haryana

Rohtak, Nov 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, on Thursday, shared condolences with the family of 16-year-old national basketball player Hardik Rathi, who died tragically after a basketball pole collapsed unexpectedly during practice in his village playground. Calling the incident a disgrace for the entire nation, the Chief Minister said the entire sports fraternity is anguished over the mishap. He added that Hardik's paren…

Mann visits deceased player's family in Rohtak, demands nationwide inspection of sports infra

Chandigarh, Nov 27 (PTI) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday said that the Centre should order a thorough inspection of infrastructure in all sports complexes around the country, following the deaths of two youths in the collapse of rusted iron poles in basketball courts. Two basketball players in their teens died in Haryana in a similar accident, when iron poles holding hoops in basketball courts collapsed on them. While 16-year-old…