Wrestler Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia and Sangeeta Phogat with others throughout their protest march from Jantar Mantar to the brand new Parliament constructing in New Delhi on May 28, 2023.
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Released late final night time from police detention, the wrestlers are nonetheless considering their next move whilst they continued to get help from sporting fraternity after police motion towards high grapplers was unequivocally condemned by political and sports activities personalities.
Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia, Sangeeta Phogat, Sakshi Malik and a number of other others had been detained by Delhi police on Sunday (May 28) after they tried to move in the direction of the brand new Parliament constructing for ladies’s ‘Mahapanchayat’.
Wrestlers Vinesh Phogat and Sangeeta Phogat with others being detained by the safety personnel on May 28, 2023.
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Disturbing movies of police motion towards elite wrestlers emerged from Jantar Mantar, which will now stay out of sure for them. The wrestlers are demanding arrest of WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.
“We will let you know soon what our next move will be. We are still gathering ourselves. I was released at 11pm and Bajrang was released around mid-night. We are yet to meet at a common place. We will soon discuss it,” stated one of many protesting wrestlers.
The police, which has filed FIRs towards the trio of Bajrang, Vinesh, Sakshi and a number of other others for violation of legislation and order, has made it clear that they will not enable the wrestlers to return to Jantar Mantar.
Meanwhile, India’s first particular person Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra denounced the police motion towards the highest wrestlers, saying the therapy meted out to grapplers left him “sleepless” and was “haunted” by the horrifying pictures.
Unprecedented scenes of police dragging Olympic and world championships medal-winning gamers, together with Sakshi, Vinesh, Punia and Sangeeta Phogat, had been witnessed when the wrestlers and their supporters breached the safety cordon forward of their march in the direction of the brand new Parliament constructing.
Police personnel detain wrestler Sangeeta Phogat in the course of the protest march from Jantar Mantar to New Parliament constructing towards the alleged sexual harassment of girls wrestlers by WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, in New Delhi on Sunday. (ANI Photo/Amit Sharma)
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“Last night was sleepless, haunted by the horrifying images of my fellow Indian wrestlers protesting,” tweeted Bindra, whilst India’s most profitable footballer Sunil Chhetri and former India all-rounder too criticised the motion towards the wrestlers. “It’s high time we establish independent safeguarding measures across sporting organisations. We must ensure that if such situations arise, they are dealt with utmost sensitivity and respect. Every athlete deserves a safe and empowering environment,” added Bindra, the 2008 Beijing Olympics gold medallist in air rifle.
India soccer captain Sunil Chhetri, tweeted, “Why does it have to come down to our wrestlers being dragged around without any consideration? This isn’t the way to treat anyone. I really hope this whole situation is assessed the way it should be.”
Former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan stated an answer to the problem needs to be discovered instantly.
“I’m so sad to see the visuals of our Athletes…. Please solve this ASAP,” Pathan tweeted.
Wrestlers had been warned creating ruckus throughout Parliament constructing opening wouldn’t be tolerated: police FIR
Protesting wrestlers ignored police warning that making a ruckus in the course of the opening of the brand new Parliament constructing would “harm national prestige” and will not be tolerated however they tried to march in the direction of it, in accordance to an FIR registered towards high grapplers.
The FIR states no less than 15 safety personnel, a majority of them policewomen, had been injured in the course of the scuffle on Sunday between them and the wrestlers who additionally ignored police request to proceed their protest at Jantar Mantar.
Sakshi Malik, an Olympic medallist, stated in tweet after being detained on Sunday that “in this country, there will be no dictatorship but there will be satyagraha held by women wrestlers”.
