Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan mulls government jobs for wrestlers who excel at major meets

No stone will be left unturned to promote Wrestling, says Shivraj Singh Chouhan. (Source: File)

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Saturday said his government will seriously think over providing government jobs to wrestlers who excel in major competitions.

“Wrestling was an important sport of India and is being played for centuries. No stone will be left unturned to promote it,” he said addressing the concluding function of the four-day-long National Wrestling Competition in Indore.

“The government will seriously ponder over giving government jobs to wrestlers who excel in major competitions,” he added. “Now wrestling is no less glamorous than cricket. We are going to provide all possible help to impart training to the wrestlers in the state,” he said in the presence of famed wrestlers Sushil Kumar and Sakshi Malik.