Totally stand with the NRAI and IOA: Kiren Rijiju

New Delhi: Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju on Monday said that he stands with the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) and Indian Olympic Association (IOA) and added that sentiments of both federations are justified.
“I totally stand with the rifle association of India as well as the IOA. The sentiments are fully justified. The Commonwealth organizing committee or the executive council did not take into account the sentiments of India. Every decision taken will be in the interest of country and sportspersons. We will take an appropriate call,” Rijiju told ANI.
Earlier, IOA’s Secretary General Rajeev Mehta had written to regional Vice-President of Commonwealth Sports Chris Chan over the exclusion of shooting from the event in 2022.
In the letter, Mehta had mentioned that the CGA/ NOC India has been overlooked many times despite India being the only country in Asia to have hosted the Commonwealth Games in the last two decades.
The country’s Olympic association has said that Batra is fully authorized to speak on behalf of Commonwealth sport in India and it is supported by Executive Council and General Body of CGA/NOC India.
Rijiju also said that the country has given a very good response to the Fit India Movement in he expects a good turnout for the ‘Fit India Plogging Run’ on October 2.