Ending days of supposition, wrestlers Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia signed up with the Congress on Friday upfront of the Haryana Assembly surveys.
Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia fulfilled Congress head of state Mallikarjun Kharge at his home on Friday, complying with which they signed up with the Congress on the All India Congress Committee (AICC) head workplace within the visibility of occasion leaders KC Venugopal, Deepak Babaria, Pawan Khera, and Haryana Congress principal Uday Bhan, info firm PTI reported.
The duo held an interview with the occasion leaders all through which they signed up with theCongress During journalism seminar, Venugopal declared that Vinesh Phogat had really been offered a show notification by the Railways after she fulfilled Congress legislator Rahul Gandhi onWednesday Party sources claimed the notification mentioned going in opposition to answer tips by satisfying politicians.
Venugopal requested if it was a prison exercise to meet the chief of the resistance and suggested the practice authorities to alleviate Phogat and never “play politics”.
When requested if Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia will surely oppose the Haryana Assembly surveys, Venugopal claimed the occasion’s Central Election Committee will surely resolve it.
After signing up with the occasion, Vinesh Phogat claimed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was sustaining earlier nationwide fumbling group principal Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh whereas the Congress stood with the opposing wrestlers once they “were being dragged on the roads” in Delhi.
Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat belonged to the objection versus Singh over undesirable 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, together with, “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 cheerful minute to ask Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia proper into the occasion layer.
“The entire country stood with them when they protested,” he claimed, stating the help expanded by Gandhi and his sibling Priyanka Gandhi Vadra along with varied different 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 on the very least amongst them, are readied to oppose the Haryana Assembly surveys on a Congress ticket, claimed sources.
Earlier within the day, Vinesh Phogat had really surrendered from the Indian Railways, stating particular person elements.
Bajrang Punia is a bronze medallist on the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo whereas Vinesh Phogat ended up being the preliminary feminine wrestler from the nation to get to the Olympics final at Paris this yr. However, she was invalidated after being found overweight by regarding 100 grams in her 50-kilogramme classification weigh-in. Subsequently, Vinesh Phogat revealed her retired life from the sporting exercise.
Meanwhile, the Congress and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) are taken half in seat-sharing talks for the Haryana Assembly surveys, for which poll will definitely be held on October 5 and the counting 3 days in a while.
(With PTI inputs)
