Wrestlers Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia – who are leading protests against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, a BJP MP and former federation chief accused of sexually assaulting athletes – joined the Congress Wednesday afternoon and will contest next month’s Haryana Assembly election.
Ms Phogat and Mr Punia met Congress MP Rahul Gandhi today, after which news of their political and electoral debut was confirmed.
