Bajrang has alleged "political conspiracy" over a four-year ban by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) for violation of the anti-doping rule, stating that it was due to his involvement in protests against the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) and its ex-president Brij Bhushan Singh for
Following his suspension by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA), India's ace wrestler Bajrang Punia stated that he had not "refused" to give samples for his doping test to "alleged" control officials and narrated the incident in detail that unfolded when officials came for testing.