NEW DELHI: On Thursday,
Bhupinder Singh Hooda, the former chief minister of Haryana, stated that if the Congress had the necessary seats in the state assembly, he would have proposed wrestler
Vinesh Phogat to the Rajya Sabha.
On Thursday, the grappler announced the end of her career as an international wrestler, stating she lacked the strength to go on.
The 29-year-old, who was disqualified from the Olympics after being discovered to be 100 grams overweight prior to her gold medal match in the 50 kg division, announced her retirement on social media and begged for forgiveness from all of her supporters.
"To motivate her … There are Rajya Sabha polls soon ... We don't have a majority, else I would have nominated her. She has made us all proud," Bhupinder Singh Hooda told reporters in Delhi, as per PTI.
His son Deepender Hooda, a Lok Sabha MP, said that upon his election to the Lower House, one Haryana Rajya Sabha seat became available.
He argued that Vinesh Phogat ought to be sent to the Upper House.
"She has not lost, she has won. She has won the hearts of people and is an inspiration for the youngsters," Deepender Hooda said.
"A Rajya Sabha seat from Haryana has fallen vacant as I have come to the Lok Sabha. The election notification has come. What Hooda sahab said today ... She should be given a Rajya Sabha seat. I urge all parties of Haryana to consider this," he added.
Wrestler
Geeta Phogat, who broke numerous records, was not sent to the Rajya Sabha by Bhupinder Singh Hooda, the chief minister, according to Vinesh Phogat's uncle
Mahavir Phogat.
"Today Bhupinder Hooda said that he would have sent Vinesh to the Rajya Sabha if he could. Why did he not send Geeta Phogat when his government was there?" Mahavir Phogat asked.
Geeta Phogat is the cousin of Vinesh Phogat and the daughter of Mahavir Phogat.
Calling it a political stunt, Mahavir Phogat added, "Geeta Phogat set many records. When the Bhupinder Singh Hooda government was in power, he did not even make Geeta a deputy superintendent of police. How can Congress leader Bhupinder Hooda now claim this?"
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