Chandigarh, Jan. 7 -- Congress MP from Rohtak Deepender Hooda on Tuesday said Haryana should be designated as a host or co-host state for the 2030 Commonwealth Games. The Lok Sabha MP said at a briefing that Haryana should also be considered for being designated as a co-host for the 2036 Olympics, a bid for which is being made by the central government. Deepender said Haryana, a state that brings 50% of the medals for the nation from the Commonwealth Games, Asian Games and Olympics, has been ignored. "In the last four Olympics, Haryana athletes won more than half of the country's total medals. In the last Olympics, approximately 25% of the athletes were from Haryana. We are proud that since 2006, Haryana has contributed 50% of the medals and 25% of the athletes in all the games, including the Olympics," he said. The Congress MP said when India was given the opportunity to host the 2030 Commonwealth Games, the BJP government at the Centre did not choose Haryana as the host state. "Instead, Gujarat was selected. Crores will now be invested in Ahmedabad for the 2030 Commonwealth Games, and sports infrastructure will be built. Why is this sports infrastructure and stadiums not built in Haryana," he said. "When it comes to minerals, Odisha comes first. When it comes to literature, literary figures like Bankim Chandra Chatterjee and Rabindranath Tagore are considered to be from Bengal. Gujarat's traders have their own identity. But when it comes to sportspersons, Haryana's athletes have left no stone unturned in bringing glory to the country," he said....