Congress MP Rahul Gandhi met Bajrang Punia, Deepak Punia and other wrestlers in Haryana. His visit came amid the spree of returning awards by several wrestlers in protest to the newly-elected body of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI).
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi visited Virendra Akhara, Chhara village, Bahadurgarh, Haryana amid controversy around the Wrestling Federation Of India (WFI). He met wrestlers, including Bajrang Punia. Chhara village is home to Punia.
Gandhi joined them for a workout, talked about his experience with jiu-jitsu, and discussed the turmoil surrounding accusations of sexual harassment against former wrestling chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh in the wrestling community.
दुनिया में तिरंगे का मान बढ़ाने वाले पहलवानों का दर्द छलका तो सत्ताधारियो ने नजरें फेर ली। लेकिन आज माटी के इन लाल पहलवानों के साथ खड़ा होने की जब घड़ी आई तब आदरणीय जी मेरे लोकसभा क्षेत्र में झज्जर जिले के छारा गांव स्थित अखाड़े में पहुंचे और पहलवानों का मनोबल… pic.twitter.com/BQ5ARfUIWN
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— Megh Updates 🚨™ (@MeghUpdates)Taking to X, Gandhi posted shots from his visit on X and wrote: "The question is if these people have to quit wrestling in akhara to join the fight for justice for India's daughters, then who will encourage their children to choose this path?"
वर्षों की जीतोड़ मेहनत, धैर्य एवं अप्रतिम अनुशासन के साथ अपने खून और पसीने से मिट्टी को सींच कर एक खिलाड़ी अपने देश के लिए मेडल लाता है।
आज झज्जर के छारा गांव में भाई विरेंद्र आर्य के अखाड़े पहुंच कर ओलंपिक पदक विजेता बजरंग पूनिया समेत अन्य पहलवान भाइयों के साथ चर्चा की।
सवाल… pic.twitter.com/IeGOebvRl6
"These people are from the families of farmers, they are simple people, let them serve the Tricolour," he said in a post.
Earlier, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra met Sakshi Malik at the wrestler's residence to express her solidarity with Malik who announced her retirement from wrestling in protest against the election of Sanjay Singh as the president of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI).
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