Wrestlers’ Protest: Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, who has been alleged by a number of ladies wrestlers’ of sexual harassment, on Sunday stated that it is a conspiracy hatched by Congress chief Deepender Hooda, and Olympian Bajrang Punia. The WFI stated they’ve an audio clip to show this.
“Whole conspiracy hatched by Congress leader Deepender Hooda, wrestler Bajrang Punia… we have an audio clip to prove this, will give it to Delhi Police when the time comes,” stated WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.
Earlier throughout the day, Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh termed the protest by wrestlers politically motivated.
WFI chief additionally stated that he would resign if wrestlers needed him to however will then they return dwelling and sleep peacefully.
The embattled WFI chief even praised Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav for not associating himself with the continued protest by prime wrestlers of the nation, saying Yadav was “standing with the truth”.
Singh is within the eye of a storm after the grapplers levelled sexual harassment costs towards him and demanded registration of an FIR towards him in addition to his ouster from the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI).
Various political events, together with the Congress, AAP and others, have lend their help to the protesting wrestlers.
The Delhi Police had on Friday registered two FIRs towards Singh on allegations of sexual harassment levelled by seven ladies wrestlers. While the primary FIR pertained to allegations of a minor wrestler and was registered beneath the POCSO Act, the second was associated to outraging modesty.
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