Gurugram: Because the nation gears up for the parliamentary elections, former wrestler Babita Phogat — often called the ‘Dangal girl’ — inaugurated workplace at her Charkhi Dadri residence in Haryana and introduced her intention to enter electoral fray, both the parliamentary or the meeting, as suggested by the BJP management.
Babita hosted a ‘Milan Samaroh‘ (get-together) Sunday and invited prominent people from the area. Sombir Sangwan, Independent MLA from Charkhi Dadri, Kiran Kalkal, district president of the BJP, and Bakshi Ram Saini, president of the local municipal council, were among the attendees. Babita’s father Mahavir Singh Phogat was additionally current on the occasion.
“Amid the warmth of relationships and sweetness of belongingness, Dadri residence became witness to the get-together ceremony,” Babita posted in Hindi on the social media platform ‘X’ (previously Twitter).
“January 2024 will be remembered in the country in the name of Ram Mandir. Along with the Ram Mandir, this Makar Sankranti meeting at Dadri Niwas will be a memorable moment in my life. Appealed to Dadri family for participation in carrying forward the campaign being run by Honorable Prime Minister of the country Shri @narendramodi JI.”
रिश्तों की गर्माहट और अपनेपन की मिठास,
मिलन समारोह का गवाह बना दादरी निवास।जनवरी 2024 देश में राम मंदिर के नाम से याद रहेगा। मेरे जीवन में राम मंदिर के साथ दादरी निवास की इस मकर संक्रांति का मिलन समारोह स्मरणीय पल रहेगा।
देश मे माननीय प्रधानमंत्री श्री @narendramodi जी द्वारा… pic.twitter.com/ZnBirAwW0W— Babita Phogat (@BabitaPhogat) January 14, 2024
After the havan at her house workplace on Loharu highway in Charkhi Dadri, Babita advised the media that she, like different BJP employees, was engaged on selling the advantages of the schemes and insurance policies of the state and central governments to the individuals.
She additionally took the chance to slam the Congress leaders (Sonia Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge) for rejecting the invitation to attend the pran pratishtha ceremony in Ayodhya on 22 January. Babita advised the media that the Congress leaders solely go to temples throughout polls for electoral advantages and don’t have any place for Hindu deity Ram of their hearts and minds.
Talking to ThePrint Monday, Babita mentioned the havan and ‘Milan Samaroh’ was organised as a result of now she will probably be dwelling at her Charkhi Dadri residence, which has an connected workplace to satisfy individuals.
“So far, I was living in my Nazafgarh and Sonipat residences and was visiting Charkhi Dadri frequently. But now, I will be permanently residing in Charkhi Dadri,” mentioned Babita, who joined the BJP in 2019.
Requested about her electoral plans, the previous wrestler mentioned she contested the meeting election from Charkhi Dadri in 2019 on BJP ticket, and was able to contest once more in each the parliamentary and the meeting polls. “It is for the party to take a call on which of the two elections they want me to contest.”
The occasion comes days after Babita’s brother-in-law Bajrang Punia (married to her sister Sangita Phogat) and cousin Vinesh Phogat returned their Padma Shri, and Khel Ratna and Arjuna Awards, respectively.
Final month, Sakshee Mallikh introduced her choice to stop wrestling to protest the election of Sanjay Singh — the aide of BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh — as president of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI).
When requested in regards to the agitation by Mallikh and others, Babita mentioned, that with the WFI physique’s supension by the sports activities ministry and the formation of a three-member advert hoc panel by the Indian Olympic Affiliation (IOA) to deal with the day-to-day affairs of the sports activities, “the issue is settled now.”
She added that now senior nationwide championships, which will probably be held in Jaipur from 2 to five February, have additionally been introduced by the advert hoc committee.
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Babita’s political journey
Babita is the second among the many 4 daughters of Mahavir Singh Phogat — Geeta being the eldest, and the youthful two being Ritu and Sangita.
Babita received a silver medal on the 2010 Commonwealth Video games, bettered it to gold in 2014, after which snatched silver in 2018.
Babita received a silver medal on the 2010 Commonwealth Video games, bettered it to a gold medal in 2014, after which snatched silver in 2018. She additionally received a bronze medal on the 2012 World Wrestling Championships.
Her political journey started with the BJP in 2019 when she contested the state polls from Charkhi Dadri however got here third with 24,786 votes and 19.59 p.c vote share.
She misplaced to the sitting Impartial MLA Sombir Sangwan, who received 43,849 votes (34.66 p.c vote share) adopted by Jannayak Janata Get together’s (JJP) Satpal Sangwan, who secured 29.577 votes (23.38 p.c vote share).
Inside days of the elections, Babita married wrestler Vivek Suhag. In October 2020, she was appointed chairperson of the Haryana Mahila Vikas Nigam, and her three-year time period ended final 12 months.
(Edited by Richa Mishra)
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