Congress' Pawan Khera slams Brij Bhushan Singh's comments on wrestlers' protest, says party stands with them
Congress leader Pawan Khera slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday, saying that the BJP takes a stand for those who do wrong and that the Congress raises their voice against the wrong, following claims made by former Wrestling Federation of India president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh that the wrestler's protest was politically motivated by the Congress.
Speaking to ANI, Khera said, «Whoever does wrong, the BJP stands with them and they are with the BJP. Whoever is wronged, Congress fights for them and raises their voice and will raise it in the future too and that is why they also like Congress.»
«Six players had filed an FIR against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. Have you seen what sections he was accused of? How dare he speak like this? We are proud that we stood, are standing and will stand with our daughters,» Khera added.
On Brij Bhushan's statement of Congress regretting the joining of wrestlers Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia to the party and allegations thrown at Bhupinder Hooda and Deepender Hooda for politically motivating the protest, Khera said that the party will never regret standing up for their daughters and that the Hooda family has done no wrong in raising their voice against the wrong.
«We will never regret that we stood with our daughters; they should regret it… What has the Hooda family done wrong by raising their voice? This is what needs to be done. What is the point of politics if we don't stand by them?» he added.
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