NEW DELHI: Railway sources said show cause notices were served to Olympians Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia on Wednesday after there was evidence of the wrestler duo “meeting political leaders and reports of their likelihood of joining a national political party and contesting elections”.
The two wrestlers joined Congress on Friday. Two days ago, they met Rahul Gandhi in Delhi and the news and pictures of the Olympians with the leader of the opposition was widely covered by the national media.
A Northern Railway official said that following media reports that the duo would join Congress as they had met Rahul, a notice was issued to them on Sept 4. “They were asked to clarify their stand because being govt employees, joining a political party amounts to the violation of service rule,” the official added. Sources said they were given 10 days to respond. Both the wrestlers resigned from service on Friday.
Sources said no fresh notice was served on them after their resignations, which have not been accepted yet.
The two wrestlers joined Congress on Friday. Two days ago, they met Rahul Gandhi in Delhi and the news and pictures of the Olympians with the leader of the opposition was widely covered by the national media.
A Northern Railway official said that following media reports that the duo would join Congress as they had met Rahul, a notice was issued to them on Sept 4. “They were asked to clarify their stand because being govt employees, joining a political party amounts to the violation of service rule,” the official added. Sources said they were given 10 days to respond. Both the wrestlers resigned from service on Friday.
Sources said no fresh notice was served on them after their resignations, which have not been accepted yet.
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