Chandigarh, Jan. 28 -- Chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday met with the family of late basketball player Hardik Rathi in Rohtak's Lakhan Majra village on Tuesday, assuring them that there would be no compromise on players' safety in the state.

Rathi's father and other family members called on Mann at the CM's residence. Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) national media in-charge Anurag Dhanda and Haryana unit president Dr Sushil Gupta were also present.

Rathi died two months ago after a rusted iron pole of a basketball hoop fell on him during practice in Rohtak. After the meeting, Dhanda alleged that the incident was not the result of a natural disaster, but a consequence of "gross negligence" and "governmental apathy" towards sports infrastru...