The 31-member committee that’s advising the protesting wrestlers on Sunday mentioned if WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh just isn’t arrested by May 21, it can take a “vital choice”, even as Vinesh Phogat insisted that their protest has not been hijacked by farmers.
Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) spokesperson Rakesh Tikait, Khap Maham 24 chief Mehar Singh and Sankyut Kisan Morcha’s (non-political) Baldev Singh Sirsa joined the wrestlers on the dias and addressed the media.
“Many leaders from Khap panchayat and SKM attended the meeting today. We decided that members from every khap will come to the protest site every day. They will stay here during the day and return by the evening,” Tikait mentioned earlier than an enormous gathering.
“The wrestlers’ committee will take care of the protest and we’ll help the wrestlers from exterior. We have scheduled a gathering for May 21. If the federal government doesn’t supply a decision, we’ll devise our subsequent technique,” he added.
“If any emergency arises, if the wrestlers face any problem, the entire nation stands behind them.”
The wrestlers, together with a whole bunch of supporters, carried out a candle gentle march within the night. Slogans of ‘inqalab jindabad’ reverberated because the wrestlers walked holding one another’s palms. Patriotic songs corresponding to ‘Mera Rang de basanti chola’ have been performed simply earlier than the march began.
Anticipating a big gathering in help of the wrestlers, the safety preparations
have been beefed up upfront with greater than 500 personnel, together with many ladies, from companies corresponding to Rapid Action Force (RAF), the Delhi Police and the CRPF deployed on the protest web site.
The turbaned farmers, clad in dhoti-kurtas, and numbering in a whole bunch have been seen on the protest web site on Sunday as a ‘Mahapanchayat’ mentioned the following transfer on behalf of the wrestlers.
The scenes have been much like the farmers’ protest that continued for 13 months till the federal government repealed the legislation.
The Delhi Police have recorded statements of the seven ladies complainants below part 161 whereas the statements below 164 (earlier than a Justice of the Peace) below Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) are but to be recorded.
The wrestlers have accused Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan of sexual exploitation of a number of ladies wrestlers over a interval of time and have demanded his removing.
Tikait mentioned the tri-colour has been shamed and it’ll not be tolerated.
“We will assist the wrestlers in each doable method,” he said, adding that it will be a long haul and it may spread to the entire country.
“It (Jantar Mantar) will remain the protest site as of now. The protest will gather momentum and spread. We have to be prepared for a long battle,” he added.
“This just isn’t a political protest, this can be a non-political organisation. But a number of politicians have are available in help of the wrestlers, chopping throughout celebration strains.”
Sirsa said, “We have also decided that we will force the government to arrest Brij Bhushan. The way farmers had fought their battle (against farm laws), the wrestlers will continue their struggle in the same way.”
“I request that the federal government doesn’t check our persistence. They had examined us a while again and we had cleared the examination,” Sirsa said, referring to the farmers’ victory in getting the farm laws repealed.
Vinesh Phogat, the world championship medallist, also hinted that the protest may become bigger if their demands are not met.
“We can take a big call if a resolution does not come by May 21. No one has hijacked our protest, it’s just that people have joined us in our fight against injustice. These people respect us and care for our dignity,” she mentioned.
“All the ladies can connect with this battle of ours. The supporters have given us energy. We are able to combat.”
Asked if they are mentally prepared to shun training and competition for a long time, she replied in negative.
“We will compete definitely. We will prepare a plan how to go about it. We will surely go for competitions.”
“We have only one demand that Brij Bhushan must be first arrested after which his interrogation ought to happen,” she mentioned.
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