Punjab: Disabled chess player Malika Handa asks for coach, government job; read her appeal

A disabled chess player from Jalandhar has urged Punjab government to provide her with a coach and a government job. desperate call came from Malika Handa, who has previously won several medals in national and international events, including a prestigious gold at World Deaf Chess Championship and a silver medal at Asian Championship in Chess. 

Regardless of being a chess prodigy, Handa has failed to land any kind of financial support from state government. Out of ten years that she has been playing sport, she has spent seven urging state ministration to provide her with a job. Recently, seven-time world champion, took to Twitter to forward her plea. Tagging Punjab Sports Minister Rana Gurmit S Sodhi and Union Minster Anurag Thakur, Handa, she asked why was ministration snubbing her. 

"I m sitting at home why why Im getting depressed day by day No one sees my hard work," she wrote. 

'No appreciation from government'

Speaking to ANI later, Renu Handa, player's mor said that her daughter has received no appreciation from state government despite being a seven-time national champion. "My daughter is first Indian woman to win a gold medal in International Deaf and Dumb Chess Championship. She also received a national award from President last year. She has received no appreciation from government despite being a seven-time national champion", said Renu Handa. Furrmore, she also revealed that government was not even providing a coach to her. 

" Punjab government is not even providing a coach to my daughter. She has won many medals for country still is ignored by government. We belong to a middle-class family and now, we can't support her to continue with her game. But to play at world level we need government support," Handa said.

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