File photograph of individuals sitting on protest in support of protesting wrestlers at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on May 5, 2023. Four national women’s organisations will maintain joint protests demanding the arrest of BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh and Haryana minister Sandeep Singh over sexual harassment allegations.
| Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma
Four national women’s organisations have given a joint call to carry nationwide protests for the fast arrest of BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh and Haryana minister Sandeep Singh over allegations of sexual harassment made by wrestlers.
In a press release, the All India Democratic Women’s Association (AIDWA), National Federation of Indian Women (NFIW), Coordination POW-PMS-IJM All India Mahila Sanskritik Sanghatan (AIMSS) and the All India Agragami Mahila Sanghatan (AIAMS), expressed solidarity with the protesting wrestlers.
“Hundreds of protests will be held in different parts of the country. Women will hold meetings in villages, bastis and mohallahs to expose the ‘anti-women’ face of the BJP. Lakhs of signatures will be collected which will be sent to the Prime Minister through district collectors,” the assertion stated.
The high grapplers of the nation have been protesting at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi since April 23, demanding that the federal government make public the findings of an oversight panel that investigated the sexual harassment fees towards BJP MP and Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.
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On April 28, the Delhi Police had registered two FIRs in reference to the allegations.
Meanwhile, the police earlier in the day stepped up safety at Jantar Mantar and in border areas of the town as tons of of farmers reached the protest web site to increase support to the grapplers.
