Babita Phogat (L) and Sakshi Malik© X (Twitter)
Taking a dig at Sakshi Malik, Bharatiya Janata Social gathering chief Babita Phogat alleged that she had bought her integrity to promote her ebook. The counter-statement has been made in response to Sakshi Malik’s declare that Babita gathered all of the wrestlers to protest towards the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) with an purpose to take over the place of President. “Shine with your personal character. How lengthy will the borrowed mild final? Some bought meeting seats, some bought posts sister, and also you didn’t get something, I can perceive your ache. As a way to promote the ebook, she bought her integrity,” Babita Phogat wrote on X.
Earlier, on Tuesday, newly elected Congress MLA from Julana and Olympian Vinesh Phogat additionally responded to Sakshi Malik’s latest remark about her and Bajrang Punia being influenced by sure people. Vinesh said that her sole greed was to get justice for the feminine wrestlers who had been allegedly abused.
In her newly launched ebook ‘Witness’, Sakshi Malik mentioned that individuals near wrestlers Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia had began filling their minds with greed.
Bajrang Punia, who was additionally one of many three fundamental wrestlers throughout the wrestler’s protest, alongside Vinesh Phogat and Sakshi Malik mentioned that it’s Phogat’s private view.
Reacting to the assertion, Bajrang Punia, “It is her private view. She was our pal, and she is going to proceed to be so. I am unable to say something about what she has mentioned.”
Notably, each Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia joined the Congress earlier than the Haryana Meeting elections. Phogat was given a ticket from the Julana constituency whereas Punia was made head of the occasion’s nationwide farmers unit.
Vinesh Phogat gained the Julana Meeting seat in Haryana, defeating Bharatiya Janata Social gathering (BJP) candidate Yogesh Kumar. The previous wrestler secured a victory with a margin of 5,761 votes.
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