Sri Basava International Foundation, Karnataka Wheelchair Basket Ball Association and Belagavi District Disabled Sports Associations presents “SR Bommai & Dr. Puneeth Rajkumar Memorial” basketball tournament was inaugurated by Dr. CN Ashwathanarayana on Saturday.
Speaking at the inauguration of the tournament, which was held at the Basketball Club in Malleswaram 15th Cross, the minister said that the government is keen to give 5 per cent reservation to disabled in government employement.
People with disabilities have unique physical abilities and immense talent. He said society should be keen to provide all the rights and privileges to them like how rest of them get it.
The excitement of sports activity cannot be expressed. Particularly, the disabled people forget about their physical disability and become active in basketball-like sports as a step towards empowerment.
In the inaugural program, Lingayatha Panchamasaali Jagadguru Sri Basava Jayamritunjaya Swamiji, Senior Basketball Player ‘Padma Shri’ Venkatesh, Suresh Yadav, Pankaja Ravishankar, Divya Ramachandra Shetty, Appu Yuva Brigade Maruthi, Beagles Deepak were present
45 family receive Rs 1 Lakh as compensation
In a separate ceremony held at the Rotary Club in Malleswaram, distributed the family members of 45 people who died due to COVID-19 were paid Rs 1 lakh each as compensation by Minister Ashwathanarayan.
