The Chief Minister was asked to comment on the Olympic medallist's name cropping up in connection with the Rs 130 crore heroin haul in Punjab's Zirakpur recently.
Hooda told reporters, "I don't think that Vijender would have such involvement, but the law would take its own course."
The 27-year-old Vijender, a DSP with Haryana Police, has steadfastly denied involvement in the scandal
Serving as a head constable with Punjab Police, Ram Singh, a former National Championship medallist in the super heavyweight category and Vijender's sparring partner, told reporters in Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab, that he and Vijender experimented with drugs on a few occasions.
"The Gurukuls symbolise modern and ancient education system, therefore, while providing job-oriented education one should not confine to only one subject. The Gurukuls should take steps to provide job oriented education," he added.
He reminded that the Jhajjar Gurukul was set up to change the mindset of people about casteism.
He said that in 1942 Swami Omanand visited Jhajjar Gurukul and it had made phenomenal development in promotion of education.
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