Deputy CM Manish Sisodia has proposed out-of-turn promotion to Sakshi's father Sukhbir Malik. Sisodia has also proposed to felicitate Sakshi for her outstanding performance in Rio Olympics. He hailed her father for allowing her to go ahead in women wrestling that untraditional game.
Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia is likely to meet the Subir Malik on Saturday, the father of Sakshi Malik, who has now become the pride of the nation by winning historic bronze medal in Wrestling. Malik is a conductor at Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) told The Pioneer on Friday, "I received at a call from Sisodia's office that he is likely to meet me. Even Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has me good wishes on the Sakshi's achievement."
Denying that he has not discontinued his post from DTC, Malik said, "I will continue my job as there is no problem in commuting from Delhi to Rothak." However, sources said that Sakshi's father has resigned from the DTC job soon after her daughter was announced winner at Olympics.
On Thursday, Delhi Transport Minister Satyendra Jain also congratulated the father of the first India women who played Olympics in wrestling and battled all odd of the people has now become 'The Star' for entire nation. Being inspired by her grandfather who was known as Phlewan, the lady Sultan at Rio Olympics has made India proud who never bothered of social biases and sexism view of the people particularly female doing phelwani, said Sakshi's father.