NEW DELHI: Haryana BJP president Mohan Lal Badoli, in response to the decision of wrestlers Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia to join the Congress party, said on Saturday that athletes are the pride of the nation and that the BJP does not politicise 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.”
The Congress party received a significant boost when Olympic wrestlers Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat joined their ranks on Friday. Shortly after joining, Bajrang Punia was appointed as the working president of the All India Kisan Congress. The party also released its first list of 31 candidates for the Haryana assembly elections, with Vinesh Phogat being fielded from the Julana constituency.
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.
“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.”
The Congress party received a significant boost when Olympic wrestlers Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat joined their ranks on Friday. Shortly after joining, Bajrang Punia was appointed as the working president of the All India Kisan Congress. The party also released its first list of 31 candidates for the Haryana assembly elections, with Vinesh Phogat being fielded from the Julana constituency.
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.
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