Ace wrestler Babita Phogat and her father Mahavir Phogat, a noted wrestling coach, joined Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today at Haryana Bhawan in New Delhi. They joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in the presence of Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju, party's general secretary in-charge of Haryana Anil Jain and its state chief Subhash Badala.
Lauding the father-daughter duo, Rijiju said Babita Phogat has brought laurels to the country by bagging medals at several international events.
Her father is also an exemplary person for coaching his daughters and making them international level wrestlers.
The BJP believes that the induction of Phogats into the party will help it politically in the poll-bound Haryana.
Last week, Phogat had backed Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar over his statement on Kashmiri girls. She had said there was "nothing offensive for our sisters and daughters. She had also asked the media to not misinterpret her statement.
Residents of Balali village near Bhiwani in Haryana, ace wrestler sisters Babita, Geeta and their father Mahavir Phogat's life inspired the Aamir Khan starrer 'Dangal'.
After the Modi government's decision on Article 370, Babita Phogat had taken to Twitter to heap praise on the BJP leadership.
“This day will always be remembered. Salute to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah. Jai Hind,” she had tweeted.
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