Former India wrestler and 2012 Olympic bronze medallist Yogeshwar Dutt lashed out at Vinesh Phogat for costing India an Olympic medal and portraying a improper picture in entrance of the nation as a substitute of apologizing after her disqualification on the Paris Video games.
Dutt, who’s a Bharatiya Janata Get together (BJP) politician today, and Vinesh’s sister Babita Phogat, who can also be within the BJP, have been a part of a debate on ‘Aaj Tak’ forward of the Haryana Meeting Elections.
Vinesh, who give up wrestling after her Olympic disqualification and joined the Indian Nationwide Congress upon her return, is contesting from the Julana constituency in Jind. She was discovered 100gm obese on the weigh-in forward of her gold-medal match in Paris within the girls’s 50kg freestyle competitors.
After her elimination, Vinesh misplaced her attraction for a joint silver medal with the Court docket of Arbitration of Sport. She introduced her retirement from Paris itself and after returning residence accused the Indian Olympic Affiliation (IOA) for not supporting her.
Vinesh alleged that the IOA president, PT Usha, used a picture together with her on the hospital in Paris to point out solidarity and help, which was nothing however posturing.
“To enter politics is a private selection. I’m within the BJP, Babita is within the BJP, she (Vinesh) has joined Congress. However the nation ought to know the reality,” stated Dutt, who has tense relations with the Vinesh, Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malik — the three main figures of protests in opposition to former Wrestling Federation of India chief, Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.
“The issues that occurred within the final one 12 months, be it the Paris Olympic disqualification or the wrestling protest at a time when the brand new Sansad (Bhavan) was to be inaugurated, India’s picture was wrongly portrayed in entrance of the world,” Dutt stated.
Speaking concerning the Paris Olympics, Dutt stated “Vinesh ko poore desh se maafi mangni chahiye thi, ek medal ka nuksaan karvaya.”
“The very first thing is that if a participant will get disqualified, that particular person ought to apologize to the nation, that ‘I used to be at fault, I value India a medal’,” stated the 41-year-old Dutt. “As an alternative it was given the title of a conspiracy, even the Prime Minister was blamed…All people is aware of that in the event you weigh over your weight, be it 1 gm, 2 gm or 100 gram, you’re disqualified (from a contest), but it surely was wrongly portrayed.”
“Even after costing the nation a medal, a notion was created that Vinesh received a tough deal. If I have been in Vinesh’s place, I’d have apologized to the complete nation.”
