Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat joined Congress on Friday (File photograph)
New Delhi:
In response to Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia’s choice to affix Congress, Haryana BJP president Mohan Lal Badoli stated that gamers are the delight of our nation and that the get together doesn’t do politics on them.
“Gamers are the delight of our nation, we do not do politics on them. They’ll work as a member of Congress after becoming a member of,” the Haryana BJP president advised the information company ANI on Friday.
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On Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia becoming a member of Congress, Haryana BJP president Mohan Lal Badoli stated, “Gamers are the delight of our nation, we… pic.twitter.com/wOoBvYN5I7
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In an enormous increase forward of the Haryana Meeting elections, Olympian wrestlers Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat joined the Congress on Friday.
Inside hours of his becoming a member of the get together, Bajrang Punia was appointed working president of the All India Kisan Congress, whereas Vinesh Phogat was introduced as a candidate from the Julana Meeting constituency.
Mr Punia and Ms Phogat joined the Congress within the presence of Congress normal secretary KC Venugopal, get together chief Pawan Khera, Udai Bhan, and AICC incharge of Haryana Deepak Babaria.
Vinesh Phogat recalled ladies wrestlers’ combat over sexual harassment allegations in opposition to former BJP MP and former WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. “The combat is continuous, it hasn’t ended but. It is in court docket. We’ll win that combat as nicely… With the brand new platform that we’re getting at present, we are going to work for the service of the nation,” she stated.
The 2 well-known wrestlers joined the Congress virtually a month earlier than the Haryana meeting polls.
Mr Punia gained bronze on the Tokyo Olympics, whereas Vinesh Phogat turned the primary girl wrestler to achieve the Olympics closing.
Ms Phogat introduced her retirement from wrestling a short time after she was disqualified from the Paris Olympic Video games after being discovered obese by about 100 gm in her 50-kg class weigh-in forward of the gold medal match.
Voting for the 90-member legislative meeting in Haryana can be held on October 5, with the final date for submitting nominations being September 12. Votes can be counted on October 8.