Indian Olympic wrestlers Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia revealed on Friday they are going to actually be signing up with the resistance Congress occasion, after practically a yr of objecting versus undesirable sexual advances.
Phogat was supplied a ticket by the Congress occasion, which will definitely allow her to object to the longer term state political elections for Haryana from the Julana constituency.
The Haryana wing of the Congress occasion invited each wrestlers in an article on X.
Phogat, Punia declare ‘battle will definitely proceed’
“I thank the people of the country and the media, you supported me throughout my wrestling journey. I thank the Congress party, it is said tough times tell you about who is with you. When we were dragged on the roads, all parties except that [ruling] BJP stood with us and understood our pain and tears,” Phogat knowledgeable press reporters inNew Delhi
“Our fight will continue and we will win, in court and in life. “I am proud to be with a party that stands with women and against any injustice,” she included, speaking at an event presenting them proper into the Congress occasion.
“The hard work that we did during the protests and in support of farmers, soldiers and the youth, we will continue that hard work for our country,” Punia knowledgeable media.
Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal knowledgeable press reporters acknowledged each wrestlers “have not only brought glory to the country in the sports field but have also fought a strong battle against injustice on the street.”
Sexual harassment objections
Phogat, Punia and different Olympic wrestler Sakshi Malik have really been objecting versus the earlier principal of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh provided that in 2014.
Singh was additionally a earlier participant of parliament from India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He has really been billed with undesirable sexual advances and felony scare techniques in June in 2014. He has really refuted any sort of misbehavior.
On Saturday, Singh responded to the data of Phogat and Punia signing up with the Congress by claiming it was all part of a political conspiracy idea.
Last month, Phogat, 30, revealed her retired life from fumbling. She had really opposed within the Paris Olympics the place she stopped working to make weight for females’s 50kg freestyle final by 100 grams.
She returned residence to a psychological welcome from tons of of followers and wrestlers.
The state of Haryana is heading to political elections subsequent month. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s BJP is searching for a third successive time period in energy.
Edited by: Darko Janjevic
