Barabanki: Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh on Wednesday reiterated that he would “hang” himself if allegations of sexual harassment levelled in opposition to him by the protesting wrestlers are confirmed. “If a single allegation against me is proven, I will hang myself,” the WFI chief mentioned whereas addressing a public rally in UP’s Barabanki. Singh additional took a jibe at wrestlers for asserting to immerse their medals in Ganga as a mark of their protest in opposition to him.
“It’s been four months and they want me to be hanged. The government is not hanging me that’s why they gathered at Haridwar on Tuesday and threatened to immerse their medals in the Ganga. This will not bring the sentence that they want for me, it is all emotional drama,” he mentioned. “If you (wrestlers) have any evidence, present it in the Court and I am ready to accept any punishment,” Singh mentioned.
“Delhi police is investigating the matter. I would be arrested if there’s any truth to the charges (levelled by the wrestlers),” he added. It could also be famous that a number of ace grapplers, together with Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat and Sakshi Malik, have been protesting in opposition to the WFI chief accusing him of sexual harassment and demanding his arrest.
The wrestlers, who had been protesting on the Jantar Mantar since April 23 looking for the arrest of Singh, have been faraway from the positioning by the Delhi Police on Sunday after they tried to march to the brand new Parliament constructing that was inaugurated the identical day. They have been detained and later let off.
No Supportive Evidence, Says Delhi Police
Earlier within the day, Delhi Police sources mentioned that until now no supportive proof has been discovered to arrest the WFI president, in reference to the allegations levelled by wrestlers in opposition to him. According to high sources, Delhi police will likely be submitting its last report on the matter inside 15 days. “Within 15 days we will be filing our report in the court. It could be in the form of a charge sheet or final report,” they mentioned.
Delhi Police sources additional mentioned that there is no such thing as a supportive proof to show the wrestlers’ declare. “Neither he is influencing the witness nor he is destroying the evidence,” they added.
Amid a excessive emotional drama, Olympians Bajrang Punia, Sakshi Malik and Vinesh Phogat, who’ve been demanding the elimination and arrest of the WFI president over allegations of sexual harassment, reached Haridwar earlier on Tuesday to immerse their medals within the Ganges however refrained after being satisfied by Khap and farmer leaders who sought 5 days to deal with their grievances. The wrestlers later issued a five-day ultimatum to the authorities to behave in opposition to the WFI chief.
Meanwhile, BKU chief Rakesh Tikait mentioned a ‘mahapanchayat’ will likely be held in Muzaffarnagar’s Soram village on Thursday to debate the continuing protest by wrestlers in opposition to WFI chief Brij Bhushan Singh over sexual harassment expenses. Tikait, the pinnacle of Balyan Khap, on Tuesday night time, mentioned the matter will likely be mentioned intimately within the mahapanchayat.
