Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia joins Congress to continue their fight against injustice – Modi failed to protect now fails to gracefully hold back ‘BETI’ who was dragged and beaten up on roads for levelling allegations against BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. In 2023, the world witnessed a long stretched struggle to register a crime against Wrestling Federation of India Chief Brij Bhushan, which, was forcefully crushed by the government.
On Friday 6th September, 2024, Olympian wrestlers Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia met Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge at his New Delhi to formally join the party. It is not yet clear about who amongst them will contest the forthcoming Haryana Assembly elections. But surely the Haryana Assembly elections are becoming more thrilling. The Chief Election Commission of India through a notification issued on 5th September 2024 declared revised poll date for Haryana which will now be held on 5th October.
Vinesh Phogat, expressing gratitude to the Indian Railways, citing personal reasons resigned from job on 6th September.
Vinesh Phogat became the first woman wrestler to reach the Olympics final from where she was disqualified after revealing 100 grams of extra weight breaching the conditions of 50 Kg category. Her disqualification was seen as a conspiracy to settle scores with her. Later on she announced her retirement from the sport.
Bajrang Punia earned a bronze medal in Tokyo Games. He started his career from the Asian and World Wrestling Championships held in 2013, he succeeded in winning a bronze medal. In 2014, he earned large scale recognition after winning a silver medal at the Commonwealth Games and Asian Games. He won his career’s first ever Gold Medal at international level in 2017, at the Asian Wrestling Championship, New Delhi. In 2018, too he won a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games and Asian Games. In the year 2022, he won gold medal at the Commonwealth Games. He is also the recipient of ‘Arjuna Award – 2015’, ‘Padma Shri Award – 2019’, ‘Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award – 2019’ and ‘FICCI India Sports Award – 2020’. During the fight started by ‘Betis’ Vinesh Phogat and many female wrestlers, demanding justice to protect and honour their dignity Bajrang Punia staunchly stood in solidarity and fought well.
After joining the party the duo met the press, Vinesh said, “I am very much thankful to congress because only during rough times we find out who’s supporting us”. Addressing to the media in particular she said, “When we were being dragged on the streets, you all were with us except BJP. Only you were able to understand the pain and our tears”. “I feel proud to join hands with an ideology which is based on respecting and empowering women”.
The AICC General Secretary (Org.) K.C. Venugopal, said “Today is a big day for the INC. It’s a proud moment for all of us as we welcome Vinesh Phogat ji and Bajrang Punia ji to our Congress family”.
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