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Will keep proving Brij Bhushan 'wrong': Vinesh Phogat

A war of words has erupted between wrestlers Vinesh Phogat-Bajrang Punia and Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh after the Olympians entered politics.

Published on: Sep 09, 2024 06:27 AM IST
By HT News Desk, New Delhi
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Responding to constant attacks from Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh for entering politics, wrestler Vinesh Phogat vowed to keep proving him 'wrong.'

Khap representatives felicitating wrestler-turned-politician Vinesh Phogat in Jind’s Julana on Sunday. (Manoj Dhaka/HT)
Khap representatives felicitating wrestler-turned-politician Vinesh Phogat in Jind’s Julana on Sunday. (Manoj Dhaka/HT)

“Think of all that he has said…that he would hang himself if any woman came forward to accuse him. Many did. And what did he do? He accused me of cheating…that I wanted to change rules. That I do not want to compete at national levels or trials. But I competed nationally, competed at trials, went to Olympics. I qualified on my own. I have proved him wrong at every turn and will do so now as well,” she told NDTV on Sunday.

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Phogat and fellow grappler Bajrang Punia joined the Congress party on Friday, ahead of October's assembly elections in Haryana, their home state, where the BJP, of which Brij Bhushan is a member, has been in power since October 2014.

Phogat, who missed out on at least a silver medal at the recent Paris Olympics after being disqualified on being found overweight ahead of her final bout, has been fielded by the Congress from Julana. Punia, on the other hand, has been appointed as the working chairman of the All India Kisan Congress.

Commenting on the wrestlers taking political plunge, Brij Bhushan had remarked that Vinesh's disqualification was God's ‘punishment’ for her ‘cheating.’

The matter is currently in court.

 
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