New Delhi: Olympic bronze medalist boxer Vijender Singh surprisingly stop the Congress on Wednesday, barely 24 hours after he shared a submit by Rahul Gandhi exhibiting a video of a girl celebrating the achievements of the Narendra Modi authorities questioned.
The submit shared by Gandhi featured a girl criticizing the BJP for an commercial that claimed Modi had “stopped a battle” and stated he had “evacuated stranded Indians”.
“This time the ‘Daddy of Propaganda’ is not going to achieve success, the general public itself is able to present him the mirror,” Gandhi stated in his message, shared by Singh.
Singh’s somersault inside 24 hours got here as a bolt from the blue.
The boxer had unsuccessfully contested the 2019 Lok Sabha elections as a Congress candidate from South Delhi. His title was additionally doing the rounds because the social gathering candidate from Mathura to take over from actress and sitting BJP MP Hema Malini.
Nevertheless, after Singh joined the BJP, a senior chief stated he could be fielded in Haryana, western Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan because the boxer hailed from the Jat neighborhood, which has political affect in numerous seats in these states.
On March 30, Singh had posted one line on X, resulting in hypothesis about his alliance with the Congress. He wrote: “Wherever the general public needs, I am prepared.”
Nevertheless, the guesswork eased on Tuesday when the Haryana boxer shared Gandhi’s video of him attempting to counter a BJP advert about Indian college students being taken from a war-torn space. It exhibits a girl enjoying a scholar who returns to her mother and father ready on the airport and tells them that Modi would at all times save them from any scenario.
The video confirmed a girl mocking the unique and questioning why “Papa” could not give jobs to the youth or cease ethnic clashes in Manipur.
Right now a younger man despatched me this video!
Now the reality is coming to mild after breaking by way of the online of confusion and worry.
This time the ‘Daddy of Propaganda’ will not be going to soften down, the viewers itself is able to present him the mirror. pic.twitter.com/wL7Ph55Nwk
—Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) April 2, 2024
Placing a boxer towards wrestlers
The induction of Vijender Singh is prone to increase the BJP’s probabilities in Haryana, the place the BJP is trailing after the protest by outstanding wrestlers, together with Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik and Bajrang Punia, demanding that BJP MP and former chief Wrestling Federation of India Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh is arrested over sexual harassment allegations.
In 2023, Singh had additionally participated of their sit-in protest at Jantar Mantar.
Singh is a Beijing Olympics bronze medalist and has additionally received silver medals on the 2006 and 2014 Commonwealth Video games.
Quickly after becoming a member of the BJP, within the presence of BJP nationwide basic secretary Vinod Tawde, Singh stated, “I’m becoming a member of the BJP immediately and this is sort of a ghar wapsi (homecoming) for me. I had contested the 2019 elections. There’s an English saying… It is good to be again. The best way athletes are actually gaining respect at dwelling and overseas is commendable. Beforehand, after we went overseas to struggle, to Britain and Dubai for instance, sure issues typically occurred on the airports. However because the BJP and the Modi authorities got here to energy, it has change into very simple for us to journey overseas.”
Singh additionally thanked Modi and the BJP authorities for the respect “sportspersons are getting underneath this authorities”.
“I joined the BJP within the curiosity of the nation and to serve the individuals. Mai desh ka bhala karna chahta hu. I wish to assist an increasing number of individuals,” he says.
When requested in regards to the wrestlers’ current protest towards the BJP authorities, Singh stated, “As I stated, I’ll proceed to name evil as evil and good nearly as good, and I’ll work in direction of empowering athletes .”
“I wish to be a part of this authorities, assist individuals and present them the suitable path,” he stated, including, “I’m the identical Vijender and name every part what it’s.”
Tawde stated Singh had joined the BJP to “fulfill the promise of a Viksit Bharat led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi”.
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Quickly after becoming a member of the BJP, within the presence of BJP nationwide basic secretary Vinod Tawde, Singh stated, “I’m becoming a member of the BJP immediately and this is sort of a ghar wapsi (homecoming) for me. I had contested the 2019 elections. There’s an English saying… It is good to be again. The best way athletes are actually gaining respect at dwelling and overseas is commendable. Beforehand, after we went overseas to struggle, to Britain and Dubai for instance, sure issues typically occurred on the airports. However because the BJP and the Modi authorities got here to energy, it has change into very simple for us to journey overseas.”
Singh additionally thanked Modi and the BJP authorities for the respect “sportspersons are getting underneath this authorities”.
“I joined the BJP within the curiosity of the nation and to serve the individuals. Mai desh ka bhala karna chahta hu. I wish to assist an increasing number of individuals,” he says.
When requested in regards to the wrestlers’ current protest towards the BJP authorities, Singh stated, “As I stated, I’ll proceed to name evil as evil and good nearly as good, and I’ll work in direction of empowering athletes .”
“I wish to be a part of this authorities, assist individuals and present them the suitable path,” he stated, including, “I’m the identical Vijender and name every part what it’s.”
Tawde stated Singh had joined the BJP to “fulfill the promise of a Viksit Bharat led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi”.
(Edited by Tikli Basu)
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