New Delhi: Olympian Bajrang Punia who’s now the working President of the Kisan Congress on Sunday alleged double requirements from the BJP, saying that had he and Vinesh Phogat joined the BJP they’d have been hailed as ‘patriots’ however at the moment are labelled ‘anti-nationals’ for aligning with the opposition.
Punia expressed confidence that, as a farmer’s son, he would elevate the issues of the farmers in a greater approach.
“I’m an athlete and a son of a farmer, as per the duty given by the occasion, I feel I can elevate issues of the farmers in a greater approach… Brijbhushan and BJP have an issue (that we joined Congress). We might have change into patriots if we had joined the BJP, however as a result of we’ve got joined the Congress, they’re calling us anti-nationals. We’re with our chief Rahul Gandhi and his battle. He’s elevating the voice of all sections, be it farmers, youth or athletes,” he mentioned.
Punia additional challenged CM Nayab Singh Saini to contest the Haryana Polls from Julana.
“(If defeating Vinesh Phogat is straightforward) then why is Nayab Singh Saini looking for a protected seat for himself? If he thinks that anybody can defeat Vinesh Phogat, then ask him to contest from Julana… He’s welcome to contest from Julana. He’s the CM of the state and he can do something… If the BJP has an issue with the (Congress-AAP) alliance, then why are they in alliance on the centre? They’ve 240 (seats). They need to sit within the opposition… We’re shifting forward with the INDIA Alliance events with energy… In the event that they (the BJP) are towards the alliance, then they need to additionally sit in opposition,” he mentioned.
In the meantime, simply two days after becoming a member of the Congress occasion, Vinesh began her election marketing campaign within the Jind area of Haryana on Sunday.
On Friday, Phogat and wrestler Bajrang Punia joined Congress only one month earlier than the Haryana Meeting Elections.
Inside hours of becoming a member of the occasion, Phogat was fielded as a celebration candidate from the Julana Meeting Constituency. Whereas Punia was appointed because the working president of the All India Kisan Congress.
Punia gained bronze on the Tokyo Olympics, whereas Vinesh Phogat grew to become the primary lady wrestler to achieve the Olympics closing in Paris final month. The wrestlers resigned from their respective positions in Northern Railways earlier on that day.
The voting for the 90-member legislative meeting in Haryana shall be held on October 5 and the final date for submitting nominations is September 12. The counting of votes shall be held on October 8.
