Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 03:04pm on 03 Aug 2024,Saturday Sports
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann revealed that the central government denied him political clearance to visit Paris for the Indian hockey team's Olympic quarter-finals. Mann, who holds a diplomatic passport, was scheduled to attend the match on August 4 but was informed on August 2 that his visit was not feasible due to security concerns. Despite this, Mann congratulated the team and captain Harmanpreet Singh via phone for their 3-2 victory over Australia. The government cited the challenge of arranging Z-Plus security at short notice as the reason for the denial.
