Bajrang Punia threatened over WhatsApp to quit Congress or face ‘dire consequences’

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Bajrang Punia had challenged Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini to contest the polls from Julana seat if he believes defeating Vinesh Phogat is easy...

Wrestler-turned-politician Bajrang Punia filed a complaint with Haryana Police after he received a threatening message on WhatsApp asking him to quit the Congress party or face dire consequences, news agency PTI reported..

Earlier, Punia had challenged the chief minister to contest the polls from the Julana constituency if he believes defeating Vinesh Phogat is easy..

When asked about the BJP's swipe that Congress was mulling an alliance with AAP as it was not confident about winning the Haryana election, the Olympic bronze medallist shot back saying the BJP, with 240 seats at the Centre, should be sitting at the opposition if they have problem with alliance..

Earlier in the day, BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh alleged that the two wrestlers joining the Congress party proved that they were part of a larger conspiracy, orchestrated by former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda to frame him..

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