Muzaffarnagar: A khap ‘mahapanchayat’ to debate the continued protest by wrestlers in opposition to WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh has begun in Soram village right here on Thursday, Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leaders stated. The ‘mahapanchayat’ was referred to as by BKU chief Naresh Tikait on Wednesday, a day after he and different farmer leaders managed to dissuade a few of India’s prime wrestlers from throwing their medals within the Ganga river to protest police inaction in opposition to the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief in two circumstances of sexual harassment.
Tikait is the pinnacle of Balyan khap. The ‘mahapanchayat’ is being attended by khap leaders from Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Delhi.
Resolution On Wrestlers’ Protest Likely
The ‘mahapanchayat’ will go a decision on the finish of the assembly. It is more likely to be handed by the night after the khap leaders from all states have expressed their views on the difficulty, a BKU chief stated.
Centre Handling Wrestlers’ Issue Sensitively: Sports Minister
Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur on Thursday stated the Centre was sensitively dealing with the difficulty of protesting wrestlers, who’re searching for the arrest of outgoing WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh over sexual harassment allegations. Thakur, who’s on a go to to Mumbai, informed reporters that the federal government has accepted the wrestlers’ demand for a committee to probe their allegations and an investigation was underway.Â
The Supreme Court has requested the wrestlers to method the Justice of the Peace court docket, he added. On Wednesday, Thakur requested the protesting wrestlers to not take any step that would undermine sports activities or damage gamers and stated acceptable motion can be taken as soon as the probe into their allegations is accomplished.
On Tuesday, Olympic medallists Sakshi Malik and Bajrang Punia, and Asian Games gold medallist Vinesh Phogat went to Har Ki Pauri in Haridwar together with their supporters to throw their medals within the Ganga. However, they relented after khap and farmer leaders sought 5 days’ time to handle their grievances.
The Delhi Police has filed two FIRs in opposition to Singh. While the primary FIR pertains to allegations by a minor wrestler and has been registered beneath the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, the second is said to outraging modesty.
Singh, who has repeatedly denied all expenses in opposition to him, stated on Wednesday that he would dangle himself if a single allegation is proved in opposition to him. He is scheduled to carry a press convention in a while Thursday in Gonda district to spotlight the achievements of 9 years of the Modi authorities.
