New Delhi: Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh on Saturday as soon as once more brushed apart the allegations of sexual harassment leveled towards him by high Indian wrestlers and stated that he’ll ‘dangle himself’ if the costs towards him are confirmed. Singh, a Bharatiya Janata Party (MP), additionally requested if the grapplers have any movies or audio clips to show their declare.
In Facebook dwell, Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh stated that he has finished quite a bit for wrestling within the nation within the final 11 years and reiterated that he has not finished something flawed.
Top Indian wrestlers together with Bajrang Punia, Sakshi Malik, and Vinesh Phogat, are protesting for the final two weeks on the Jantar Mantar in Delhi, demanding the sacking of Brij Bhushan as WFI chief and his arrest due to the alleged sexual harassment of girls grapplers. They have additionally been demanding that the Centre make public the findings of an oversight panel that investigated the sexual harassment fees towards Singh.
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On April 28, the Delhi Police registered two FIRs in reference to the allegations. According to police, one of many circumstances towards Brij Bhushan has been registered underneath IPC sections 354 (assault or felony pressure to lady with intent to outrage her modesty), 354A (sexual harassment), and 354D (stalking), whereas the opposite was registered underneath part 10 of the POCSO Act.
The incidents talked about within the FIRs allegedly befell between 2012 and 2022 elsewhere, together with overseas.
Farmers’ physique extends assist to protesting wrestlers
Farmers’ physique — Samyukta Kisan Morcha (non-political) —Â has stated a lot of farmers will collect on the Jantar Mantar in assist of protesting wrestlers. The outfit additionally reiterated its demand for Brij Bhushan’s arrest.
The SKM (non-political), a breakaway group of the Samyukt Kisan Morcha that spearheaded the year-long agitation towards the now-repealed farm legal guidelines of the Centre, stated farmers’ organisations related to it additionally unanimously handed a decision demanding the arrest of the WFI chief throughout a digital assembly.
On May 7, a number of senior leaders of SKM from Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, and western Uttar Pradesh, with lots of of farmers, shall as soon as once more go to the protest web site at Jantar Mantar and lengthen assist to the protesting wrestlers, the outfit stated in a press release.
SKM leaders shall additionally lead deputations to essential administrative officers such because the commissioner of police, Delhi, in addition to Union residence and sports activities ministers, it stated.
From May 11-18, an all-India agitation shall be held in all state capitals, district headquarters, and talukas. Public conferences and protest marches shall be held and effigy of Singh and the BJP-led central authorities shall be burnt, the SKM added.
