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Taekwondo teen clarifies Rs 1.5 lakh not a bribe
A 17-year-old Uttarakhand student who said she missed an international Taekwondo tournament because she could not arrange Rs 1.5 lakh has clarified the money was not a bribe. In a video released…
The Story in Brief
A 17-year-old Uttarakhand student who said she missed an international Taekwondo tournament because she could not arrange Rs 1.5 lakh has clarified the money was not a bribe. In a video released after she spoke at Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami's programme on August 10, Shayra said the organising body covered about Rs 1.70 lakh of the expenses, and she had to pay the remaining amount herself.
The Congress had seized on her earlier remarks to accuse the BJP government of corruption, alleging officials demanded a bribe for her participation. But Shayra did not name anyone or describe the sum as a bribe in her first address. Her later account confirmed it was her share of the tournament cost. The live broadcast of the CM's event was reportedly removed from official social media pages, the Congress claimed.
The Indian Opinion
The Congress was quick to label the student's emotional plea as a bribe demand, but the fuller account shows she was asked to cover her own travel costs. Such leapfrog accusations without waiting for facts only deepen distrust in politics. The matter now rests on whether the government can produce documentary proof of the programme's selection process and expense sharing. Who exactly told the student she had to arrange Rs 1.5 lakh, and was any official communication issued?
Source: indiatoday.in
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