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Women’s World Cup star Harmanpreet Kaur faces googly from Indian Railways

Harmanpreet has been selected in the women’s squad for South Africa tour and she will begin her training camp from January 24.

Women’s World Cup star Harmanpreet Kaur faces googly from Indian Railways

Harmanpreet Kaur (Photo Credit- Twitter)

The rising star of Indian women cricket, Harmanpreet Kaur, who became an overnight sensation after her sensational knock against Australia in the semi-finals of Women’s World Cup is facing googly from the Indian Railways.

Harman became a household name in India with her unbeaten 175 runs but she is facing a tough phase of her life in terms of the job. With her splendid performance in WWC 2017, Kaur was offered the DSP job in Punjab police. To take the offer, Harman resigned from her post in the Western Railway. The vice-captain of Indian women cricket team had been associated with Railways since the last three years. And when she was offered the position in Railways, she had signed a 5-year contract.

However, Railways is not accepting her resignation. Not just that, but from the moment she had accepted the DSP role, Kaur has not been paid any salary since the last five months.

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While talking to The Indian Express, Harmanpreet Kaur said, “I worked for three years with the Railways. But, they are asking for the salary of five years to waive off the bond and relieve me. After the World cup, it has been five months that I have not been paid any salary. I am jobless. I am neither getting any salary from Railways nor from the Punjab government.”

“Actually, I wanted to talk to some reporter (to raise the issue) but thought that I should not be mistaken as if I am speaking against the Railways. Railways were my last hope and had given me a job when Punjab government had turned down my request. I hope, the Railways will give me the bond waiver so that I can go to my home state. I think there is a rule that bond gets shifted when you change one government job to other. Punjab Chief Minister has taken up my case three to four times, but nothing has happened so far,” Kaur added.

Even Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has requested Railway Minister Piyush Goyal, to find a solution the solution regarding this matter. A mail from the CM states, “I would like to request you that the case of Ms. Harmanpreet Kaur is different wherein the condition of the bond should not apply as she is not leaving the government for a private job. Rather she is joining the state government from a Central Government Organisation for better career prospects. If she is not allowed to join as DSP by imposing the bond by the Railways, it would be unfair to her and amount to punishing rather than rewarding her outstanding performance in cricket.”

Meanwhile, Anil Kumar Gupta General Manager of Western Railway also issued a statement on the issue, which says, “The Railway Board recruits people under sports quota and there is a condition of five-year bond. In case they want to leave earlier (than five years) they have to reimburse the salary of five years. If they deposit the amount, they are allowed to go.”

Harmanpreet has been selected in the women’s squad for South Africa tour and she will begin her training camp from January 24.

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