met former Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday. The meeting took place at a time when there is speculation that both the star wrestlers may enter politics. Both of them may be given tickets by the Congress in the Haryana assembly elections. However, the Congress has remained silent on whether Punia and Phogat can be fielded in the electoral fray or not? AICC general secretary and Haryana in-charge Deepak Babaria said on Tuesday that the situation may become clear by Thursday.

The Congress posted a photo of Rahul Gandhi with Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia on its official X handle. Punia and Phogat were part of a protest against the allegations of sexual harassment against former BJP MP and then Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh in 2023.