Congress accuses BJP of supporting ‘wrongdoers’ after Brij Bhushan remarks on wrestlers’ protests
The former WFI president said that last year’s protests were a ‘conspiracy’ by the Congress.
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The Congress on Saturday said that while it “fights for those who are wronged”, the Bharatiya Janata Party “supports those who do wrong”, reported ANI.
The remark came after former Wrestling Federation of India chief and BJP leader Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh said that the wrestlers’ protest against him last year was a “conspiracy” by the Congress.
In January last year, several top Indian wrestlers, including Sakshi Malik, Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia, launched a protest against Singh, accusing him of intimidation and sexual harassment. The protestors were manhandled by the police at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar on May 3, 2023.
Phogat and Punia joined the Congress on Friday at the party headquarters in Delhi.
Following this, Singh told ANI: “On January 18, 2023, when the protest started at Jantar Mantar, I said that this is not a movement of sportspersons, Congress is behind it. Especially Bhupinder Hooda, Deepender Hooda, Priyanka ji, and Rahul ji.”
He said it had been proved that the protest was a “movement of Congress”.
“In this entire movement, the conspiracy that happened against us, Congress was involved in it and Bhupinder Hooda was leading it,” said Singh.
Responding to the statement, Congress leader Pawan Khera on Saturday said that his party was “proud that we stood, are standing and will...
