Kabaddi girl Vindhyavasini, showing her sports-spirits, has been camping at CM House in Ranchi since morning demanding her dues, promised by former Chief Minister Arjun Munda as per the provisions of the state Government. Munda had promised Rs 10 lakh and a class II job to her in the State Government.
Vindhyawasini was a part of Team India that had won gold in the first women’s Kabaddi World Cup Tournament in Patna in 2012. She was sitting at the CM house till late evening while this report was being filed waiting for Soren to return. “Today, I have come here not to go back without a final word from the CM as I have been befooled for the last two years by the three consecutive governments in the state,” said Vindhyawasini. If I do not get a positive reply from CM, I will ask him to keep my medals with him assuming that I am not entitled to keep it with me in this State, she added.
Vindhyawasini, with her mother has come from Bokaro to hear final words from the CM and has been sitting w at Soren’s official residence since 9 am in the morning till 8 pm in the evening without any word from him. According to Vindhyawasini, someone came to me at 11 am saying the CM has left for the Assembly and has asked them to meet him at the Project building at 5 pm. “We will not be carried away by any more fake promises by anybody and wait till he comes back here from the Assembly in the evening,” she added.
Vindhyavasini Kumari, 24 was also a part of Team India which had won gold in the first women’s Kabaddi World Cup held at Patna on March 4, 2012. After the team defeated Iran by 25-19, the then Chief Minister Arjun Munda promised a job and award money of Rs 10 lakh as per the state provisions. She did not even get a monthly scholarship of Rs 10, 000 promised by the then Bokaro DC Sunil Kumar.
Vindhyavasini belongs to family which has a passion for sports, where all the five sisters are related to one or other sports. Two of the eldest sisters Dolly and Archana, played basketball and kabaddi respectively, who bagged jobs with Railway Protection Force, younger sister Amrita is also a district level Kabaddi player while youngest Hemlata is a district level badminton player. Vindhyavasini, a history graduate with a diploma in computers questions whether she does not deserve a job. “I am an international kabaddi player and a graduate with additional qualification of computer diploma with me” she added.