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Bhagwant Mann wants to go to Paris to encourage the hockey team

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There is a large number of Punjabi players in the team. The Chief Minister is currently awaiting approval from the Ministry of External Affairs.(Photo: Facebook/Bhagwant Mann)

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann is preparing to go to Paris to cheer up the Indian hockey team, but he has not yet received approval. The Indian hockey team is going to play the quarter-final match in the Olympics on August 4.

There is a large number of Punjabi players in the team. The Chief Minister is currently awaiting approval from the Ministry of External Affairs. Bhagwant Mann says that he wants to catch a flight to Paris on the night of August 3 so that he can reach in time for the Indian hockey team's match.

He said that I have a diplomatic passport from the Government of India, on which he can get a French visa in record time, but my officials are waiting for several hours at the Ministry of External Affairs in Delhi for political approval.

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