Bihar146;s lone Arjun wants his dues

In his prime, he used to not only block opposition raids but also dribble past the rival defence with elan and rarely missed the target. But negotiating the bureaucratic maze is altogether a different ball game for Chandeshwar Prasad.

Former Indian football captain and the lone surviving Arjun Awardee of Bihar, Prasad, a former liaison officer with the moribund Bihar State Road Transport Corporation BSRTC, is trying hard to get his dues paid by the government, but his plea has till now fallen on deaf ears. Prasad, who took voluntary retirement in 2000, is suffering from a kidney problem for the last several years and wants his salary arrears and retirement benefits totalling about Rs 12 lakh from BSRTC.

8216;8217;I am not asking for any undue favour8230; I just want the corporation to pay my dues. I have worked for it for 22 years,8221; said Prasad.