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RS demands Bharat Ratna to Major Dhayan Chand

New Delhi, Mar 16 (UNI) BJD member and former captain of the Indian Hockey Team Dilip Kumar Tirkey today demanded that Hockey wizard Major Dhyanchand be given the Bharat Ratna, the highest civilian award in the country.

Posing a supplementary during Question Hour, Mr Turkey said while player from the world of cricket and shooting have been awarded the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna after winning the World Cup, players of Kabaddi are not given any awards even after winning the World cup.
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