Bajrang Poonia’s father was cremated in village Khuddan- file photo of Balwan Poonia in Inset.
Today (September 18) will be a program of rituals of Balwan Punia, father of Olympian Wrestler and Kisan Congress Executive President Bajrang Poonia, Balwan Poonia in village Khudan in Jhajjar district of Haryana. Many political and sports celebrities along with family members and people of the village also
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Balwan Poonia died on the evening of 11 September at Gangaram Hospital in Delhi. He had been battling illness for a long time and was staying at home for almost a year. He was admitted to the hospital 18 days ago after his health deteriorated.
On September 12, he was cremated in the ancestral village Khudan, in which son Bajrang Poonia and other family members were present. He was lit by elder son Harendra Poonia.
Bajrang Poonia wrote on his father’s death
Bapuji did not stay with us. He had taken us people here with great hard work. They were the backbone of our entire family. Do not understand what life would be without them.
Bajrang’s father Balwan Poonia was born on 22 July 1954. He was the eldest of 4 brothers. He is followed by Jagbir, Ranbir and the youngest Dalbir. Ranbir Poonia has already passed away, while Dalbir is currently working in the Railway Police.
File photo of Bajrang Poonia in the hospitalized Poonia and Inset before the death.
If he could not do wrestling himself, then the son was made Olympian Bajrang Poonia’s father Balwan Poonia also used to do wrestling. However, he could not fulfill his dream due to bad financial condition. He then decided to make Bajrang a wrestler. From the age of 7, he started practicing Bajrang to Pahalwani.
He himself started teaching Bajrang’s tricks to Bajrang from childhood. He wished that the son became a well -known wrestler of the country, which Bajrang reached the Olympics and made it come true.
