Consider Arjuna awardee’s plea, court tells govt

BANGALORE: Justice K L Manjunath on Friday directed the government to consider the plea submitted by G Venkataramanappa, a physically challenged athlete from the state who sought payment of the Rs 13 lakh cash award which is due to him for over a decade. The petitioner, an Arjuna and Ekalavya awardee who has represented the country in several Asian, World and Olympic events in weightlifting, shot put, discus and javelin throw said despite repeated pleas, the awards have not been disbursed to him.He’s working as draughtsman in BEL.