Railways accepts resignation of Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia, they had resigned before joining Congress

The Indian Railways on Monday accepted the resignations of wrestlers Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia with instant impact. In separate notices issued on Monday, the Northern Railway mentioned that their resignations, submitted on September 6, have been “accepted by the competent authority with immediate effect.”

Poonia and Phogat joined the Congress final week. Each of them resigned from their railway jobs earlier than getting into politics. Congress has given a celebration ticket to Vinesh Phogat to contest the Haryana Meeting elections from Julana constituency. Punia has been appointed because the working president of the Kisan Congress by the Congress.

Northern Railway has relaxed the availability of three-month discover interval within the circumstances of each. There was hypothesis that Phogat may not be capable of contest the election in view of the discover interval norm. As per the election guidelines, she needs to be formally relieved from the railways to contest the meeting elections in Haryana on October 5. Now, for the reason that railways has relieved each the Olympians from their service, Phogat can contest the election.

Northern Railway had issued notices to Phogat and Poonia after they met celebration chief Rahul Gandhi earlier than becoming a member of the Congress. Northern Railway had mentioned that the 'present trigger' discover was given beneath the foundations of service as each of them have been authorities workers. After the discover, each of them resigned from the Railways.