Vinesh Phogat wins first Haryana assembly elections; BrijBhushan Sharan Singh reacts

Former BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh attacked Congress leader Vinesh Phogat over her victory in the Haryana assembly elections.

The BJP is leading in 50 seats in Haryana and is also said to form its third successive government in the state. On Tuesday, Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, the former BJP MP, attacked Vinesh Phogat after winning her first Haryana assembly elections. He said that Vinesh won, but the party lost.

Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh reacts to Vinesh Phogatwinning the Haryana assembly elections.

Former BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, who in the past has been accused of sexually harassing women wrestlers, said Vinesh would spread destruction wherever she went and mentioned how wrestlers’ protests against him failed to dent the BJP’s chances in the polls. He also pointed out that many candidates won in ‘Jat’-majority seats.

What did Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh say about VineshPhogat?

He said, “Many BJP candidates have won on ‘jat’ majority seats… The so-called wrestlers in the wrestler’s agitation are not heroes of Haryana. They are villains for all the junior wrestlers also… If she (Vinesh Phogat) used my name to win, it means I am a great man who helped her win. She won, but Congress lost… ‘Wo jahan jahan jaegi, satyanaash hi hoga(she will spread destruction wherever she goes.)’”

He also lauded the party for the victory, adding, “I would like to thank the people of Haryana. Many efforts were made to mislead the people of Haryana in the name of protests of farmers and wrestlers. However, people have praised the policies of BJP.” Meanwhile, Vinesh Phogat, after winning the Haryana assembly election from the Julanaconstituency as a Congress candidate, emphasized, “This is the fight of every girl, every woman who chooses the path to fight. This is the victory of every struggle, truth. I will maintain the love and trust that this country has given me.”