CHANDIGARH: Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh will be cooking a wide array of dishes, including pulao, lamb and zarda rice, for the Olympic medal winners from the state.
On August 13, while honouring Olympic Tokyo Games stars, Amarinder had said, “I am not too fond of eating, but I do like cooking quite a bit. I will cook for all of you... All medallists will also be offered jobs by the Punjab government. We will have schools and roads named after you.”
“From Patiala cuisine to pulao, lamb, chicken, aloo & Zarda rice, CM Amarinder Singh will prepare each of these delicacies himself to keep his promise to Punjab Olympic medal winners (& Neeraj Chopra) at the dinner he’s hosting for them tomorrow,” tweeted Raveen Thukral, media adviser to the CM on Tuesday.
Cash rewards for 11 players from the state, who were part of the Indian hockey team that won the bronze medal after 41 years, has been raised from Rs 1 crore to Rs 2.51 crore each.
