‘God punished Brij Bhushan … ‘: Congress hits back at ex-WFI chief for attack on Vinesh Phogat | India News
“God punished Brij Bhushan, he is not in the Parliament and Vinesh Phogat is about to win and become an MLA, “Congress leader Supriya Shrinate said.Singh was denied party ticket in the Lok Sabha elections this year amid sexual allegation charges from six wrestlers.
“The allegations by 6 other girls still remain to this day, you are still chargesheeted and someone in public life should not say such things,” Shrinate told ANI.
Earlier today, the ex-WFI chief had accused Phogat of getting into Paris Olympics via resorting to deceit.
“Is it not true that Bajrang went to the Asian Games without trials? I want to ask those who are experts in wrestling. I want to ask Vinesh Phogat whether a player can give trials in 2 weight categories in a day?,” Singh had said, adding, “Can the trials be stopped for 5 hours after the weigh-in? You did not win the wrestling, you went there by cheating. God has punished you for the same.”
“I feel ashamed that a man who is named in a chargesheet, who has serious allegations of sexual harassment against him, who could not reach the Parliament of this country is being repeatedly given a political stage by the media,” Shrinate expressed a day after Singh had said that any “small BJP” leader could defeat Phogat and Bajrang Punia after they joined Congress.
“Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh is a blot on civil society. With what he is saying again and again, he is ensuring our victory in Haryana,” the grand old party leader said.
‘How dare he’
Questioning the audacity with which Singh called the wrestlers’ protest “politically motivated,” Pawan Khera told ANI, “Six players had filed an FIR against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. Have you seen what sections he was accused of? How dare he speak like this? We are proud that we stood, are standing and will stand with our daughters.”
In an apparent reference to BJP-connection in Unnao, Kathua, Hathrar and Bilkis Bano rape case, Khera said, “Whoever does wrong, the BJP stands with them and they are with the BJP. Whoever is wronged, Congress fights for them and raises their voice and will raise it in the future too and that is why they also like Congress.”
Phogat and Punia were at the forefront of wrestlers’ protests demanding action against Singh over sexual harassment charges.
Meanwhile, Singh approached the Delhi high court on Wednesday, seeking to quash the FIR and charges filed against him in a sexual harassment case brought by six female wrestlers.
