Wrestlers Vinesh Phogat Archives

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Vinesh Phogat opts for Rs 4 crore, not job or plot, from BJP govt in Haryana

By Odisha News Online Apr 10, 2025 71

NEW DELHI, APR 10 : Wrestler-turned-Congress MLA Vinesh Phogat has chosen a cash prize of Rs 4 crore offered by the BJP-led Haryana government. She had the option of picking from among a cash reward, a residential plot, or a Group A government job under the state’s sports policy. This was the state’s attempt to […]Continue Reading

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Wrestlers Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia join Congress at AICC headquarters

By Odisha News Online Sep 6, 2024 260

HAYARANA, SEPT 6 : Wrestlers Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia joined the Congress party on Friday ahead of the Haryana Assembly polls. Both wrestlers met Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and other senior leaders at his 10 Rajaji Marg before joining the party at a press conference at the AICC headquarters. Asked if the wrestlers would […]Continue Reading

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Wrestlers Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia meet Rahul amid speculation over entering poll fray from Haryana

By Odisha News Online Sep 4, 2024 286

NEW DELHI, SEPT 4 : Wrestlers Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat met former Congress president Rahul Gandhi here on Wednesday amid speculation that the two star grapplers could be fielded in the Haryana Assembly polls by the party. The Congress has remained tightlipped about whether Punia and Phogat could be field with AICC general secretary […]Continue Reading