Bilaspur: Ajay Thakur, who is India's only Kabaddi player to have received the Arjuna Award along with the Padma Shri award, in an exclusive interview with ETV Bharat, said that the players in the Police department of Himachal state should get facilities as the army players get.
"In the Army, players get time to learn the game in camps and stay in touch with sports throughout the year. Due to which the result of Army players remains 100 per cent. If the Himachal government also provides such facilities to the players posted in the police then the level of the players will also go upwards. Himachal players often fail to perform better due to less camp and less time in sports."
In a special interview with ETV Bharat, Ajay Thakur said that he is posted in Bilaspur as DSP. After doing duty from 10 am to 5 pm, he gives his full time to the game. He said that he is being fully supported by the Bilaspur Police Administration.
Ajay Thakur said that the state government is going to hold a meeting on sports policies soon. Himachal's players will get better facilities with this decision of the state government. At the same time, players will be more diligent and honest towards their game.
All India Police Sports Competition to be held in Haryana on 24 February.
