Wrestlers on the Jantar Mantar protest (Twitter)
Bajrang and Vinesh Phogat got the go-ahead by the sports activities ministry earlier for abroad coaching camp forward of the Asiad, however the grapplers ultimately determined to chorus from the identical citing the present circumstances
As the wrestlers’ protest at Jantar Mantar led by the nation’s high grapplers moved into its second week, Olympic medallist Bajrang Punia mentioned that it’s extra vital for the feminine wrestlers to get justice than to go to Asian Games.
“We wish to play, it’s not as if we don’t wish to go to the Asian Games. But I consider that gaining justice for the daughters of this nation is way extra vital than an Asian medal,” Bajrang asserted.
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The Asian Games are scheduled to take place in September this year and under normal circumstances, this point in time would have ideally been allocated for the grapplers to dedicate towards training.
Bajrang and Vinesh Phogat, who were given the go-ahead by the sports ministry earlier for overseas training camp ahead of the Asiad said that they would refrain from the same citing the current conditions.
Bajrang added that he wasn’t pleased with some media taking the side of the WFI president, Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, accused of sexual harassment, stating that some have been trying to give the protest a different angle.
“Look at his criminal record, there’s no questions over that. When we get medals for the country, questions are asked over that,” he added.
“Few individuals are attempting to take this protest in one other course, making it political.”
Bajrang also hit back at talks that the wrestlers were staging the protest to take control of the federation.
“He (Brijbhushan) has been talking about how we are sitting here and fighting this fight because we want to take control of the federation. If you want to become the president of the federation or want any post in it, you need to have a post in a state wrestling federation,” Bajrang defined.
Brij Bhushan, who had earlier talked about that he was filling within the position of the president till a brand new chief may very well be decided within the elections for a similar.
“He has been saying that he is not going to combat one other election or come again, however he has accomplished 12 years so he anyway can’t.”
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The 26-year-old grappler also shed some light on how Brij Bhushan was trying to exert his influence on the federation through members of his family.
Brij Bhushan’s son, Karan Bhushan Sharan Singh, has been the vice president of the WFI and senior vice president of the Uttar Pradesh Wrestling Association.
“His family have been controlling wrestling in UP and Bihar. He has accused us of ‘pariwaarvad’ but it is actually him engaging in it.”
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