Olympic medallist Yogeshwar Dutt took a jibe at former wrestler-turned-politician Vinesh Phogat for “in search of advantages” from the Bharatiya Janata Social gathering-led Haryana authorities after fiercely opposing the BJP throughout the wrestler’s protests. Notably, the Nayab Singh Saini-led Haryana authorities is ready to increase advantages to Vinesh, equal to an Olympics silver medallist. “Time may be very highly effective. Those that used to speak of throwing prize cash on the authorities’s face are actually begging for cash within the Vidhan Sabha,” Yogeshwar said in a publish on X.
— Yogeshwar Dutt (@DuttYogi) March 30, 2025
Vinesh was among the many high wrestlers who led the protest in opposition to former Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh over accusations of sexual harassment.
Through the peak of the protest, Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik and Bajrang Punia threatened to throw away their medals into the river.
Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini, final week, confirmed that the previous wrestler is entitled to a money reward, a Group-A job or advantages underneath Haryana Shehri Vikas Pradhikaran, City Improvement Authority.
“I’ve stated this earlier additionally that Vinesh is the daughter of Haryana, and we is not going to let her honour be diminished,” he stated.
“As per the silver medal class, athletes are entitled to 3 varieties of advantages: a money reward, a Group A job, or advantages underneath HSVP (Haryana Shehri Vikas Pradhikaran, City Improvement Authority). The choice has been taken within the cupboard assembly over this…We now have left this resolution to Vinesh to decide on which of the three advantages she desires to avail,” CM Saini added.
Vinesh switched to politics after saying her retirement from wrestling a short time after she was disqualified from the Paris Olympic Video games.
In her 50-kg class weigh-in, she was discovered chubby by about 100 gm earlier than the ultimate. Vinesh was set to play for the gold medal within the closing in opposition to america’ Sarah Ann Hildebrandt.
After becoming a member of the Congress get together final yr, Vinesh contested the Haryana meeting elections and is at the moment serving as an MLA from Julana.
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