Even after a month of steady protests in opposition to the alleged sexual misconduct by the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief, Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, prime wrestlers, who’ve as soon as clinched medals for India on the worldwide boards, have been struggling at Jantar Mantar within the nationwide capital.
The tensions heightened on Sunday as wrestler Vinesh Phogat, alongside along with her cousin sister Sangeeta Phogat, and different gamers, made an try and breach the safety barricades at a time when Prime Minister Narendra Modi was inaugurating the new “temple of democracy”, i.e new Parliament constructing in New Delhi.
This led to a conflict, with each protesters and law enforcement officials partaking in pushing and shoving. Later all wrestlers, together with Sakshi Malik, Bajrang Punia and their supporters had been detained and eliminated from the protest website.
Earlier within the day, Punia asserted that the Mahapanchayat will happen on Sunday whereas emphasising the struggle for self-respect.
Last week on Sunday, the Khap maha panchayat known as in help of protesting wrestlers, which lasted over 5 hours at Haryana’s Meham city, and claimed that ladies from throughout the nation would take part within the Delhi panchayat on May 28.
However, many of the Khap and farmer leaders coming from Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh had been stopped by the police in Delhi, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh.
Congress, Kejriwal condemn police motion
Meanwhile, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal condemned the police motion in opposition to the wrestlers, who’ve accused Singh of sexual harassment and had been staging protests on the Jantar Mantar since April 23.
“Such behaviour with our sportspersons who increase the honour of the country is very wrong and condemnable,” mentioned Kejriwal in a tweet.
Later, AAP additionally shared a video whereby it in contrast police detaining the agitated protestors and PM Modi inaugurating the new Parliament constructing.Â
Congress, which has boycotted the mega event, additionally shared an identical video during which protestors had been being dragged by the police whereas PM Modi was busy with inauguration works. Later, Rahul Gandhi additionally shared the stunning video of the protest website and captioned it, “The coronation is over – the ‘arrogant king’ is crushing the voice of the public on the streets!”
