Law Min urges his Sports counterpart to help train girl who cycled 1,200 km carrying ill dad

Union Minister Ravi Shankar Pras on Saturday urged his sports counterpart to support 15-year-old girl, who cycled 1,200 km carrying her ailing far during lockdown, with training to help her become a "cyclist of repute".

"Was moved to see cour of a young girl from Bihar who pedaled for over 1,000 km on cycle from Gurugram to Darbhanga with her far as pillion," law minister wrote on Twitter.

Pras also spoke to Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju, requesting him to help girl get training.

"Also requested Sports Minister to give full support to this courous girl from Bihar -- Jyoti Kumari Paswan -- by way of training & scholarship to develop her as a cyclist of repute, if she is willing," he said.

Impressed with doggedness with which Jyoti pedaled her way to Bihar from Gurugram, carrying her ailing far, Cycling Federation of India (CFI) will invite her to appear for a trial next month.