Rahul Gandhi met wrestlers Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia amid rumors they might run as Congress candidates in Haryana’s assembly elections. The Congress Central Election Committee has finalized 34 candidates, with the full list expected soon. Phogat and Punia had previously accused WFI chief Brij Bhushan Singh Sharan of sexual exploitation. The elections are scheduled for October 5.

Punia and Phogat were part of the protest over sexual harassment allegations against former BJP MP and then Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh in 2023

This is India’s best performance at the Paralympics so far, with the country expecting over 25 medals at the games this time after sending a record number of 84 athletes to Paris