New Delhi, September 09 (HS). Northern Railway on Monday accepted the resignations of wrestlers Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia. Both wrestlers had resigned from their posts before joining the Congress last week.
Northern Railway, in a notice on Monday, said the resignation tendered by Vinesh, OSD/Sports/NRSA/NR on 06/09/2024 has been accepted by the competent authority with immediate effect.
In another notice, Northern Railway said that the resignation tendered by Bajrang, OSD/Sports/NRSA/NR on 06/09/2024 has been accepted by the competent authority with immediate effect.
Both the star wrestlers joined the Congress party on Friday (September 6). Following this, Phogat was given a ticket from the Julana constituency in Haryana by the party, while Punia has been appointed as the working president of the All India Kisan Congress.