Congress Leader And Boxer Vijender Singh Threatens To Return Khel Ratna Award As He Supports Farmer Protests

Congress leader and professional boxer Vijender Singh on Sunday (6 December) joined the farmer protests on the Delhi border by threatening to return his Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award if the centre does not withdraw the new farm laws.

Singh was quoted by ANI as terming the farm reforms as "black laws" as he spoke at the protest site at the Delhi-Haryana Singhu border.

Singh an illustrious boxer had won the bronze medal in the 2009 Beijing Olympics and the gold medal at the 2010 Asian Games. He turned pro in 2015.

He had joined the Congress in 2019 in the run-up to the Lok Sabha polls and unsuccessfully contested from the South Delhi seat.

Incidentally, the ongoing farmer protests have resulted in former Punjab chief minister Prakash Singh Badal returning his Padma Vibhushan and Rai Singh Dhaliwal, a retired commandant from Punjab Home Guards returning his President’s Medal.