NEW DELHI: Joining several other sportspersons, former Indian hockey team captain and two-time Olympian Pargat Singh and former national boxing coach Gurbax Singh Sandhu have decided to return their respective Padma Shri and Dronacharya Awards in support of agitating farmers.
Pargat was awarded the Padma Shri in 1998. As for Gurbax Singh, the Dronacharya Award is the highest national award in the field of coaching.