Former Bharatiya Janata Party MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh on October 8, targeted Congress leader and wrestler Vinesh Phogat following her win in the Julana assembly seat in Haryana saying she would spread destruction wherever she will go.
Singh, who is accused of sexually harassing women wrestlers, said she (Phogat) won, but Congress party lost.
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Speaking to news agency ANI, the BJP MP said, "... Many BJP candidates have won on 'jaat' 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 bring destruction wherever she will go)."
He further thanked the people of Haryana and said people have praised the policies of BJP.
"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," he added.
Olympic wrestler and Congress candidate Vinesh Phogat won her maiden election, defeating her nearest BJP rival Yogesh Kumar from Julana assembly seat in Haryana. Phogat defeated Kumar by a margin of 6,015 votes.
Speaking to reporters after the poll outcome, 30-year-old Phogat said, "It is a victory of 'sangharh' (struggle) and victory of truth." I will always keep the trust and love of the people, she further said.
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