Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini questioned the Congress party's intention after wrestlers Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia joined the party ahead of the Assembly elections in the state.
BJP leader and party's candidate from Ambala assembly constituency, Anil Vij, downplayed the wrestlers Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia joining the Congress party on Friday and said that "anyone can join any party."
A crucial meeting of the Central Election Committee (CEC) of the Congress party in the run-up to the Haryana Assembly elections commenced in Delhi on Friday.
Aam Aadmi Party MP Raghav Chaddha on Friday announced that the Congress and AAP are dicussuing to form an alliance for the Haryana Assembly Elections in the national interest, and every possible effort is being made for it.
Wrestler Vinesh Phogat expressed pride as she joined the Congress party on Friday and said that the party "understood their pain and tears" when they faced police action during the protests at Delhi's Jantar Mantar last year.
Sunil Sangwan, the BJP candidate from Dadri Assembly seat and Ex-Jailer in whose tenure Ram Rahim got parole 6 times, said that the Congress was trying to defame him and the defeat of the Congress from Dadri was confirmed.
Ahead of wrestlers Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia joining the Congress, Haryana Congress Spokesperson Kewal Dhingra stated that the central leadership of the party will decide whether they will contest the elections considering factors like winnability.
Olympic bronze medallist Sakshi Malik said that it was the personal choice of wrestlers Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat to join the Congress. She added that she had also received offers to join politics but she had no inclination towards it.
Wrestlers Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia are scheduled to meet Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge at his residence in Delhi at 2 p.m. followed by official joining at Party Headquarters on Friday.