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PM Modi Lays Foundation Stone of Major Dhyan Chand Sports University in Meerut

Earlier, PM Modi offered prayers at the Kali Paltan temple.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday, 2 December, laid the foundation stone of Major Dhyan Chand Sports University in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh.

He also used the platform to attack the previous governments in UP.

"Earlier, criminals and mafia used to enjoy 'playing' in Uttar Pradesh. There were 'tournaments' of illegal land-grabbing in the state. And the government was busy playing its own games. Now, Yogi Adityanath's government is playing 'Jai, Jail' with such criminals," he said.

"Before 2017, Meerut's daughters were afraid to go out of the house. Now, they are making the country proud. Now, actual sports are being promoted in UP," he added.

"Earlier, sports and sportspersons weren't taken seriously. The previous governments did not offer them any support. It was their responsibility to change the mindset of the people. Most of the sports were ignored. A sport like hockey, where Major Dhyan Chand made the country proud, wherein we had dominated, had to wait several years before another medal. This was the story of every sport. The talent of sportspersons was bound by shackles," the PM said.

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"Meerut was Major Dhyan Chand's 'karmsthal'. The Centre named the country's biggest sports award after him, and now, Meerut's Sports University will be dedicated to Major Dhyan Chand Ji," he said.

Earlier, PM Modi offered prayers at the Kali Paltan temple, where he was accompanied by Governor Anandiben Patel and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.

An official statement issued by the Prime Minister's office said that the university would be established at Salawa and Kaili villages of Sardhana town in Meerut at an estimated cost of Rs 700 crore.

The Prime Minister also paid floral tributes at the Amar Jawan Jyoti and Shaheed Smarak at Meerut Cantt.

Earlier, PM Modi offered prayers at the Kali Paltan temple.

The Prime Minister also paid floral tributes at the Amar Jawan Jyoti.

(Photo: Twitter/ @BJPIndia)

After the ceremony, several beneficiaries of the Centre's Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana and Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana will be felicitated by PM Modi.

The Major Dhyan Chand Sports University will be equipped with modern and state-of-the-art sports infrastructure. It will include a synthetic hockey ground, football ground, basketball ground, areas designated to play volleyball, handball and kabaddi, a lawn tennis court, a gymnasium hall, synthetic running stadium, swimming pool, multipurpose hall, and a cycling velodrome. It will also house facilities for shooting, squash, gymnastics, weightlifting, archery, canoeing, and kayaking, among other facilities, and will have the capacity of training 1,080 sportspersons.

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