Olympic medallist and wrestler Bajrang Punia has reported receiving a death threat via WhatsApp from an international number. The threat follows his recent decision to join the Congress party ahead of the Haryana Assembly elections. On Friday, Bajrang Punia officially became a member of the Congress and was appointed as the Working Chairman of the…
Gonda (UP), Sep 8 (PTI) Former BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh on Sunday accused the Hooda family of Congress of conspiring against him by using wrestlers as wager just as Pandavas had put Draupadi at stake. Singh, a former chief of Wrestling Federation of India, was last year accused of sexual assault by several…
Former BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh has begun targeting Olympic wrestlers Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia after they recently joined the Congress party. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has advised its former MP, Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, to refrain from making statements against Olympic wrestlers Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia, according to sources cited by…
Wrestler Bajrang Punia revealed on Saturday put an end to suspense over his poll debut as he said between him and Vinesh Phogat, the latter will be contesting the election, and he will support her throughout the process. This came after Punia and his fellow wrestler Vinesh Phogat on Friday joined the Congress in the…
Olympians Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia are set to join the Congress on Friday (September 6) weeks ahead of the upcoming Haryana Assembly polls. The development comes two days after the two ace wrestlers met with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. Both wrestlers have also reportedly resigned from their respective positions in Northern Railways earlier today….
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP and former Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has claimed that last year’s wrestlers’ protest was “politically motivated” following a meeting between Olympians Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. Hundreds of wrestlers protested at Jantar Mantar last year, accusing Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief…
Vinesh Phogat, the star Indian wrestler, is likely to contest in the upcoming Haryana Assembly Polls. While she had earlier dismissed reports linking her to active politics, people close to the Olympian informed IANS that she could contest in the elections. It is being learnt that some political parties are making an attempt to “convince”…