Congress leader Bajrang Puniaquestioned why the Shambhu border was being treated like a border with Pakistan.
Bajrang Punia's suspension by NADA means that he will not be able to return to competitive wrestling and apply for a coaching job abroad, if he aspires to.
Punia expressed confidence that, as a farmer's son, he would raise the concerns of the farmers in a better way.
Phogat and Punia joined the party in the presence of Congress general secretary KC Venugopal, spokesperson Pawan Khera and Haryana Congress chief Uday Bhan.
Wrestlers Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia are expected to run as Congress candidates in the Haryana assembly elections, representing Julana and Badli, respectively, according to media reports.
Vinesh Phogat Disqualification: India got a heartbreak this morning after the Indian Olympic Association said that the country's certain medal hope wrestler Vinesh Phogat got disqualified after being found overweight. Vinesh was contesting in the 50k weight category and her weight was found 50kg 100 grams this morning. Therefore, she was disqualified as per the rules of the Olympics which mandates that the weight of the athlete can be a little less but not more than the stipulated category.
The incident occurred on March 10th when NADA doping control officers approached Punia for an out-of-competition test after his semifinal loss at the trials. Shockingly, the 29-year-old grappler refused to comply, storming off the premises.
Punia, along with a line of other top wrestlers, including Olympians Sakshi Malik and Vinesh; was at the forefront of former BJP MP and president of Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.
It was a day of upsets at the men's wrestling selection triald for Paris Olympics as Bajrang Punia and Ravi Dahiya got taste of defeat from the new crop of grapplers at SAI centre.
Young wrestlers are staging a demonstration at Delhi's Jantar Mantar against the loss of one crucial year of their careers, blaming top grapplers - Bajrang Punia, Sakshi Malik and Vinesh Phogat for the same.
Several top wrestlers are returning their hard-earned awards in protest against the recent election results of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI).
During Asian Games 2028, reports emerged in a newspaper that ace javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra and wrestler Vinesh Phogat were dating each other but in the end, they turned out to be rumours.
Sanjay Singh won the recently held Wrestling Federation of India elections and became the president of the body. He is close aide of the former chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh who had to leave the chair after accusation of sexual harassment by female wrestlers.
Sakshi Malik announced her retirement while Bajrang Punia announced to return his Padma Sri award.
Day after Sanjay Singh, a close aide of former president of Wrestling Federation of India Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, became the new boss of the sports body, Bajrang took the big decision.
Asian Games 2023: Former WFI Chief Brij Bhushan takes a sly dig at results from China in wrestling.