NEW DELHI: Congress chief Priyanka Gandhi Vadra expressed solidarity with protesting wrestlers after assembly them at Jantar Mantar right here on Saturday and referred to as for the elimination of WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, who’s going through allegations of sexual harassment levelled by girls grapplers. The Congress common secretary accused the federal government of “protecting” Singh. Priyanka Gandhi, who’s scheduled to participate in a sequence of ballot marketing campaign occasions in Karnataka later within the day, reached Jantar Mantar within the morning and interacted with the wrestlers.
She was seen listening to out ace girls wrestlers comparable to Sakshi Malik and Vinesh Phogat. Speaking with reporters at Jantar Mantar, Priyanka Gandhi demanded that the copy of FIRs filed on Friday should be shared with the wrestlers. “When these girls get medals, everyone tweets, says they are our country’s pride but now when they are sitting on the road and seeking to be heard, no one is ready to listen to them. If FIRs have been filed, their copy should be shared with them,” she stated.
Calling for the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief’s ouster from the put up, Priyanka Gandhi stated, “See, there are serious allegations against this person, he should first resign and be removed from the post. Till he is in that post, he will continue to exert pressure and keep destroying people’s careers.”
“If that person is there on a post through which he can destroy the careers of wrestlers and exert pressure, then what is the meaning of FIRs and investigation,” she stated. They ought to take away him from the put up and take away his powers, she asserted. “I don’t have any expectations from the prime minister, because if he had been concerned about these wrestlers, then he would have at least called them and spoken with them. He had called them for tea when they won medals. So call them, talk to them, they are our girls,” Priyanka Gandhi stated.
Earlier this week, Priyanka Gandhi had voiced assist for the protesting wrestlers and slammed the federal government, asking whether or not it desires to avoid wasting the culprits within the matter. The Congress common secretary had additionally stated the pleas of the sportspersons, who improve the nation’s honour, had been being ignored, and asserted that “when the arrogance of a party and its leaders” is sky excessive, then such voices are crushed.
Congress chief Priyanka Gandhi Vadra meets the wrestlers protesting in opposition to WFI chief & BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh at Jantar Mantar, Delhi
Delhi police yesterday registered 2 FIRs in opposition to MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. pic.twitter.com/EUUlJP1rAk
— ANI (@ANI) April 29, 2023
Congress leaders comparable to Bhupinder Hooda, Deepender Hooda and Udit Raj had additionally joined the protesting wrestlers at Jantar Mantar earlier this week to precise solidarity with them. With the refrain of assist for the protesting wrestlers rising, the Delhi Police on Friday filed two FIRs in opposition to WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh on allegations of sexual harassment levelled by seven girls wrestlers.
The First Information Reports (FIRs) had been filed hours after Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, showing for Delhi Police, informed a Supreme Court bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justice P S Narasimha {that a} case will probably be registered on Friday. While one FIR pertains to allegations of a minor wrestler and was registered underneath the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, the opposite was associated to outraging modesty.
ये खिलाड़ी हमारा मान हैं। ये कड़ी मेहनत और संघर्ष करके देश के लिए मेडल जीतती हैं। इनका शोषण, इनका अपमान.. देश की हर एक महिला का अपमान है। इनको न्याय मिले – पूरा देश ये चाहता है। pic.twitter.com/8Ro8GrHKER
— Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (@priyankagandhi) April 29, 2023
After Mehta’s submission, the nation’s high wrestlers, who’ve been on a sit-in at Jantar Mantar in Delhi since Sunday demanding motion in opposition to Singh, rejoiced “the first step towards victory” however stated they are going to proceed their agitation. They demanded that the BJP MP be faraway from all of the positions he holds. Singh has accomplished 12 years because the WFI chief and is ineligible to contest for an additional time period.
