PM Modi praises shooters, up cm announces cash rewards for Saurabh and Ravi

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday congratulated Indian shooters Saurabh Chaudhary, Abhishek Verma and Sanjeev Rajput for winning medals in the Asian Games in Jakarta.

While Chaudhary won a gold in men’s 10m air pistol, Verma won a bronze. Rajput won a silver in men’s 50m ‘rifle 3 position’ event.

“16-year-old Saurabh Chaudhary illustrates the potential and prowess our youth is blessed with,” the prime minister tweeted.

He also congratulated Verma for winning his first medal at the Asian Games.

“Kudos to @SanjeevRajput1 for the silver medal ... You would be happy to know that Sanjeev has been making India proud since the 2006 Asian Games. His consistency and commitment are admirable,” Modi said.

Meanwhile, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday congratulated shooters Saurabh Chaudhary and Ravi Kumar for winning the gold and bronze medals in the 10m Air Pistol event at the ongoing Asian Games.

The chief minister announced cash rewards of Rs 50 lakh for Chaudhary, who produced an Asian Games record score of 240.7, and Rs 20 lakh for Kumar.

The government will also give them gazetted jobs, Adityanath was quoted as saying in a statement.