Following Brij Bhushan Singh’s comments on Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia, the Olympic bronze medallist and Congress leader, has hit back at Ex Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief.
Reacting to Singh’s suggestion that Vinesh Phogat “deserved to be disqualified” from the Paris Olympics, speaking to India Today, Punia hit out at Singh’s remarks, saying ”It was not Vinesh’s medal. It was 140 crore Indians’ medal. And he is gloating at her loss.”
Punia also took a broader swipe at those who celebrated Phogat’s disqualification, saying ”Those who celebrated Vinesh’s disqualification, are they deshbhakts? We are fighting for the country since childhood, and they dare to teach us patriotism. They are molesting girls.”
Meanwhile, Brij Bhushan recently questioned Bajrang Punia & Vinesh Phogat. Speaking to ANI, Bhushan said “Is it not true that Bajrang went to the Asian Games without trials? I want to ask those who are experts in wrestling. I want to ask Vinesh Phogat whether a player can give trials in 2 weight categories in a day? Can the trials be stopped for 5 hours after the weigh-in?… You did not win the wrestling, you went there by cheating. God has punished you for the same.”
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Earlier, both Vinesh phogat & Bajrang Punia joined Congress party on Friday. The Congress has now announced Phogat as its candidate for the Julana constituency in the Haryana assembly elections.
Punia expressed his commitment to strengthening both the Congress and the nation, emphasizing the collective disappointment over Phogat’s disqualification.
After joining the party, Punia at Friday press conference said ”We will work hard to strengthen the Congress and the nation The day Vinesh qualified for the finals, the country was happy but the next day everyone was sad. At that time, one IT cell was celebrating.”
