Rohtak, Nov. 28 -- Two days after a 16-year-old junior national-level basketball player Hardik Rathi died after the basketball hoop's iron pole fell on him during practice at Lakhan Majra village in Rohtak, his father Sandeep Rathi on Thursday accused the district administration for his son's death and urged the government to improve sports facilities across the state. Interacting with media at his house, Sandeep said that he had gone to Kurukshetra on November 25 as his duty was assigned in the Prime Minister Narendra Modi's rally. "I got a call from the family members that Hardik suffered minor injuries as an iron pole fell on him during practice and he was admitted to a hospital. They told me that I should continue the duty. When I returned home in the evening, I got to know that he is no more," he said, adding "I have lost my son and the nation has lost a budding player, who aspired to lead the Indian Basketball team. More than 40 national level players are practising at village stadium and I urged the government to improve the sports facilities across the state so that no player loses their life in such a tragic incident. We urge the government to set-up an indoor stadium in the village in the name of Hardik so that people remember him for years," he added. He said that villagers have been donating the money for the maintenance of the stadium for the last several years and would they had known that the pole was rusted, they would have changed it. Several politicians, including Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann, Haryana sports minister Gaurav Gautam and INLD chief Abhay Singh Chautala visited Hardik's house and offered their condolences. The sports minister Gautam said,"Hardik was a talented player. The government is also grief-stricken and we are standing with his family. I have discussed several things with the family, whether related to financial assistance or creating something related to Hardik's memory." On being asked about Rs.18.5 lakh unused MPLAD funds released by opposition MP Deepender Hooda, Gautam said that the matter of funds not spent by the panchayat department will be investigated and action will be initiated accordingly. "The sports department has taken both the tragedies responsibly and we are addressing the issues. A total of Rs.150 crore has been given to the PWD department for the maintenance of sports infrastructure and over Rs.600 crore has been spent for the same purpose in the last 11 years," sports minister added. Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini on Thursday ordered a thorough inspection of infrastructure in all sports complexes across the state. Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann said that the tragic incident has shaken the morale of Hardik's associates. "The Prime Minister and Union sports minister should take reports from respective states' sports ministers about infrastructure and maintenance of each stadium. These players had also written a letter to the Haryana government for the maintenance of stadium but the government failed to address their issue. We had heard a lot about Haryana's sports policy but what we are getting now. The players' bodies are coming back home," he added, demanding a government job and financial assistance to both families. Rohtak MP Deepender Singh Hooda on Thursday launched a sharp attack on the BJP government and accused it of negligence in sports infrastructure, which led to the death of two basketball players during practice in Rohtak and Bahadurgarh this week. Speaking to media persons at the residence of party leader Yogender Rana in Karnal, Hooda demanded Rs.1 crore financial aid and a government job for a family member of each deceased player....