Congress leader Rahul Gandhi recently met with prominent wrestlers Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia, stirring speculation that they might be nominated as candidates for the Congress party in the upcoming Haryana assembly elections. This meeting comes as the Congress party finalizes its list of candidates for the polls scheduled on October 5.
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- Rahul Gandhi met wrestlers Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia on Tuesday.
- The meeting sparked speculation about their potential nomination as Congress candidates in the Haryana assembly elections.
- The Congress party shared a photo of the meeting on its official social media account.
- The Congress Central Election Committee finalized the names of 34 candidates for the Haryana assembly elections on Monday.
- Deepak Babaria, AICC in-charge of Haryana, mentioned that the final list of candidates would be released by Wednesday.
- The speculation regarding Phogat and Punia’s candidacy will be addressed soon according to Babaria.
- Phogat and Punia, along with Sakshi Malik, had previously accused WFI chief Brij Bhushan Singh Sharan of sexual exploitation and intimidation.
- The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) has denied the allegations made by the wrestlers.
- The Haryana assembly elections are scheduled for October 5.
- The counting of votes will take place on October 8, with the polling date revised from October 1 and the counting for Jammu and Kashmir and Haryana assemblies rescheduled from October 4 to October 8.
