“Players are pride of nation, we don’t do politics on them,” Haryana BJP president on Phogat, Punia joining Congress
Haryana BJP president Mohan Lal Badoli addressed wrestlers Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia joining Congress, stating athletes are national pride and should not be politicized. The Congress party welcomed them, with Punia becoming working president of All India Kisan Congress and Phogat contesting from Julana constituency in the upcoming Haryana assembly elections.
In response to Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia’s decision to join Congress, Haryana BJP president Mohan Lal Badoli said on Saturday that players are the pride of our country and that the party does not do politics on them.
“Khiladi humaare desh ki shaan hain aur khiladiyon pe hum rajneeti nahi karte (Players are the pride of our country, we don’t do politics on them.They will work as members of Congress after joining),” the Haryana BJP president said while talking to news agency ANI. When asked about the candidate list for the remaining 23 assembly seats in Haryana, Badoli said, “We will announce the next list for the Haryana assembly elections soon. Within two days our national leadership will sit and the central election committee will decide on the matter.”
In a big boost to Congress, Olympian wrestlers Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat joined the Congress on Friday.
Both wrestlers joined the Congress in the presence of several prominent Congress leaders, including general secretary KC Venugopal, Pawan Khera, Udai Bhan, and AICC in charge of Haryana Deepak Babaria. The addition of these well-known wrestlers to the Congress party comes nearly a month before the Haryana assembly elections. Bajrang Punia is a bronze medalist from the Tokyo Olympics, while Vinesh Phogat made history in the Paris Olympics as the first woman wrestler to reach the Olympic final. Recently, Phogat announced her retirement from wrestling shortly after being disqualified from the Paris Olympic Games due to being overweight by approximately 100 grams in her 50-kg category weigh-in prior to the gold medal match. The Haryana legislative assembly, consisting of 90 members, will hold its voting on October 5, with September 12 being the deadline for filing nominations. The counting of votes is scheduled for October 8.
Within hours of his joining the party, Bajrang Punia was appointed working president of the All India Kisan Congress.
The Congress released its first list of 31 candidates for Haryana assembly elections and fielded Vinesh Phogat from Julana.
With Thanks Reference to :https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/desh-ki-shaan-hain-haryana-bjp-chief-says-no-to-politics-on-vinesh-phogat-bajrang-punia/articleshow/113141631.cms and https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/elections/assembly-elections/haryana/players-are-pride-of-nation-we-dont-do-politics-on-them-haryana-bjp-president-on-phogat-punia-joining-congress/articleshow/113141359.cms
