New Congress leader Bajrang Punia has accused former WFI chief Brij Bhushan Singh of ‘celebrating’ Vinesh Phogat’s loss at the recent Olympics. The remarks come after the BJP leader accused the wrestler of ‘cheating’ by replacing another wrestler at the Paris Games.
,If the girls had the courage to slap at that time, you would have been slapped a lot Punia told India Today, “If girls had the courage to slap, you would have got many slaps. Brij Bhushan Singh is a history-sheeter, who has charges ranging from theft to treason against him. BJP is supporting him.”
Meanwhile, Singh described the two wrestlers, who had protested demanding his sacking, as ‘Haryana wrestlers’. of play‘ The former MP said that Phogat had broken the rules by participating in the trials.
He had said, “You did not win the wrestling match, you went there by cheating. God has punished you for that… She went to the Olympics in place of the girl who defeated her in the trials and created a ruckus. So, whatever happened to her was fair and she deserved it.”
The recently appointed working president of the All India Kisan Congress also said that the ‘lost’ Olympic medal would have belonged not to Phogat alone but to 140 crore Indians.
He said, “This exposes Brij Bhushan Singh’s mindset towards the country…Are those who celebrated Vinesh’s disqualification patriots? We have been fighting for the country since childhood and they dare to teach us patriotism. They are molesting girls.”
(with inputs from agencies)
