Chief Minister Raman Singh has congratulated the deaf and blind girl students of Chhattisgarh for their excellent performance in the national judo championship held in New Delhi.
The blind and deaf girl students of Astha School in the district headquarters of Rajnandgaon who won one gold, one silver, and three bronze medals met the Chief Minister at his official residence here after returning from New Delhi. The Chief Minister congratulated them and wished them more such successes in the future. The Blind and Para Judo Association had organised the championship from Jan 31 to February 2 at New Delhi.
Encouraging the students, Singh said by demonstrating their talents and winning the medals, they have made the state proud. The students welcomed the Chief Minister by chanting the mystical sanskrit mantra Oam. The students also invited the Chief Minister to visit their school. The Chief Minister told the teachers of the school the need for providing computer, sewing, and other vocational training to the students. The students who got the medals include Manju-gold, Meena Thakre, Jeena Berma, and Suman Sharma one bronze each and Poonam Yadav silver.