Bhupinder Hooda sponsored Phogat's protest in Jantar Mantar: Haryana Assembly Speaker Gian Chand Gupta
Wrestlers Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia joined the Congress party ahead of the Haryana assembly polls. BJP leader Gian Chand Gupta accused former Haryana CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda of sponsoring Phogat's protest at Jantar Mantar. Former WFI president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh claimed the protest was a conspiracy led by Congress against him.