'We chose this party because...' : Bajrang Punia on why he and Vinesh Phogat joined Congress | EXCLUSIVE
3 months, 2 weeks ago

'We chose this party because...' : Bajrang Punia on why he and Vinesh Phogat joined Congress | EXCLUSIVE

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Olympians Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia, who were at the forefront of the wrestlers' protest against then WFI chief and former BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, entered the political arena on Friday by joining the Congress with a vow of "not being scared or backing off". In an exclusive interview with India TV wrestler Bajrang Punia praised the Congress' organisational structure and also invited Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh to Haryana. Hours after joining the Congress, Punia was appointed the working chairman of All India Kisan Congress by the party. Punia and Phogat were part of the protest over sexual harassment allegations against former BJP MP and then Wrestling Federation of India chief Singh in 2023.

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