Ending days of supposition, wrestlers Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia signed up with the Congress on Friday in advance of the Haryana Assembly surveys.
Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia fulfilled Congress head of state Mallikarjun Kharge at his house on Friday, complying with which they signed up with the Congress at the All India Congress Committee (AICC) head office in the visibility of event leaders KC Venugopal, Deepak Babaria, Pawan Khera, and Haryana Congress principal Uday Bhan, information company PTI reported.
The duo held an interview with the event leaders throughout which they signed up with theCongress During journalism seminar, Venugopal declared that Vinesh Phogat had actually been provided a display notification by the Railways after she fulfilled Congress legislator Rahul Gandhi onWednesday Party resources claimed the notification discussed going against solution guidelines by satisfying politicians.
Venugopal asked if it was a criminal activity to fulfill the leader of the resistance and advised the train authorities to alleviate Phogat and not “play politics”.
When asked if Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia would certainly oppose the Haryana Assembly surveys, Venugopal claimed the event’s Central Election Committee would certainly decide it.
After signing up with the event, Vinesh Phogat claimed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was sustaining previous nationwide fumbling organization principal Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh while the Congress stood with the opposing wrestlers when they “were being dragged on the roads” in Delhi.
Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat belonged to the objection versus Singh over unwanted sexual advances claims in 2023.
“I thank the people of the country and the media for supporting me throughout my wrestling journey. I thank the Congress party. Tough times tell you who is with you. When we were dragged on the roads, all parties except BJP stood with us,” she claimed at journalism seminar.
“I am starting a new innings. Sportspersons should not have to face what we had to go through,” Vinesh Phogat claimed, including, “We will not be scared or back off. Our court case is going on, we will win that also.”
Venugopal claimed it was a “big day” for the Congress and a happy minute to invite Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia right into the event layer.
“The entire country stood with them when they protested,” he claimed, pointing out the assistance expanded by Gandhi and his sibling Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in addition to various other Congress leaders.
“They [Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia] not only stood for themselves but also fought for the farmers,” Venugopal included.
“Some people are criticising them for joining the Congress. [But] So many athletes and Olympians are in different parties, is that also a conspiracy?” Venugopal examined.
Both Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia, or at the very least among them, are readied to oppose the Haryana Assembly surveys on a Congress ticket, claimed resources.
Earlier in the day, Vinesh Phogat had actually surrendered from the Indian Railways, pointing out individual factors.
Bajrang Punia is a bronze medallist at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo while Vinesh Phogat ended up being the initial female wrestler from the nation to get to the Olympics last at Paris this year. However, she was invalidated after being discovered obese by concerning 100 grams in her 50-kilogramme classification weigh-in. Subsequently, Vinesh Phogat revealed her retired life from the sporting activity.
Meanwhile, the Congress and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) are taken part in seat-sharing talks for the Haryana Assembly surveys, for which ballot will certainly be hung on October 5 and the counting 3 days later on.
(With PTI inputs)
