Amid speculations of wrestler Vinesh Phogat entering politics to contest the Haryana Assembly elections, a Congress leader has reacted on whether the athlete will join the grand-old party.
Congress leader Deepak Babaria said if Vinesh Phogat wants to contest, we will certainly accommodate.
“I don’t know if she (Vinesh Phogat) has been approached by any of our leaders but if she wants to contest (assembly elections), we welcome her and we will certainly accommodate her,” Babaria said.
The reaction of the Congress leader comes amid reports of Vinesh Phogat considering running for the upcoming Haryana elections.
A report in IANS quoting sources close to the wrestler suggested that the upcoming polls could see a notable wrestling face-off, stating, “It’s likely that in the Haryana assembly elections, you will see Vinesh Phogat vs Babita Phogat and Bajrang Punia vs Yogeshwar Dutt.”
However, the questions regarding which political party Phogat may align to remains unanswered.
Meanwhile, Congress leader Deepak Babaria said that during the meeting on Wednesday, the party leaders discussed ticket distribution.
“The day before yesterday we had a meeting where the chairman of the screening committee Ajay Makan, Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi were also present… It was also discussed that those who have any anti-party activities, their names will also be brought into the light before the screening committee. The day after tomorrow, we will have a third meeting,” the Congres leader said.
