Vinesh Phogat 4 Crore prize money: A big revelation has been revealed on Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat, which came into the limelight during the Paris Olympics 2024. After a disqualification dispute with the Olympics, Vinesh surprised everyone by deciding to retire from wrestling. After that he stepped into politics and won the Julana seat by presenting a claim on behalf of the Congress in the 2024 Haryana assembly elections. Recently, the Haryana government had placed three options in front of him, now the update has come out that Vinesh has selected an option.

Vinesh Phogat has selected the option of Rs 4 crore cash award. A letter has been sent to the Sports Department in the Haryana government in this regard, after which further action will be taken. According to a report published in Dainik Bhaskar, Vinesh Phogat, MLA from Julana seat, raised the issue in the budget session last month. Vinesh said that the government declared him equal to the silver medal in the Olympics, but he has not been honored even after 8 months.

CM Naib Singh Saini gave three options

On the demand of Vinesh Phogat, Haryana CM Naib Singh Saini had said in response that Vinesh is now a Congress MLA, yet he will be given a government job, a plot or a cash prize of Rs 4 crore. According to Dainik Bhaskar, in response to this, Vinesh has agreed to the cash prize of four crore.

Vinesh Phogat has sent a letter to the Sports Department regarding his option decision. Since Vinesh is now an MLA, he did not choose a government job option. Remind you that Vinesh Phogat was disqualified from the Olympics due to overcrowding 100 grams of weight than the prescribed limit.

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