New Delhi, March 27 -- MP from Sangrur Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer on Thursday raised in the Lok Sabha the issue of the absence of an astro-turf in Punjab's Sansarpur village. considered the Mecca of hockey in the country.
Hayer mentioned that Sansarpur had given 14 Olympians to the country and clinched seven Olympic medals - four gold, One silver and two bronze medals.
He pointed out that hockey legend Ajit Pal Singh, who captained the team that won the World Cup in 1975, also hails from Sansarpur. All the Olympians are residents of the same lane and belong to the Kular community.
He apprised the House that after 1976 not even a single Olympian has come up from Sansarpur. Incidentally, hockey is being played on Astroturf since 1976 itsel...