Our Delegation Is Going To Rio To Cheer Haryana Athletes, Minister Anil Vij Defends Rs 1 Crore Trip

Amid the controversy over Sports Minister Vijay Goel?in Rio after the organisers threatened to cancel his accreditation, another contingent of delegates is heading to witness the sporting extravaganza.?

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The nine-member official delegation is led by Haryana sports minister Anil Vij and the other members are his private secretary, two BJP MLAs, a media adviser to the chief minister, the additional chief secretary (sports), KK Khandelwal, his private secretary, and the joint director for sports, OP Sharma. ? ??

Among these men with the exception of Sharma, who is a former national hockey player, none have any expertise in sports.?

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The ten-day stay of Vij's delegation is expected to cost around Rs 1 crore, and what are they planning to do there??

"We have made our programme in such a manner that we can watch Haryana players performing. I am leading a delegation to Rio to encourage our players," Vij told ANI news agency.

The minister added that he will study the infrastructure in Rio, "While I'm in Rio, I'll also have a look at the infrastructure as we might also get to host national games."

The Congress was quick to accuse the BJP of wasting public funds of the officials trip.