Wrestlers Bajrang Punia, Sangeeta Phogat and Sakshi Malik tackle a press convention throughout a protest demonstration towards WFI president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh in New Delhi on May 22, 2023.
| Photo Credit: R.V. Moorthy
As the agitation towards Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh continues, on May 22 the wrestlers mentioned that they have been able to bear a narco test under the supervision of Supreme Court.
The wrestlers mentioned the test needs to be performed on each the wrestlers and Mr. Singh under the supervision of Supreme Court and it needs to be telecast.
Mr. Singh, who has been dealing with sexual harassment allegations, mentioned on Sunday that he was able to bear a polygraph test if the identical test was performed on wrestlers Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia.
Mr. Punia mentioned that they have been prepared for a narco test. “We were ready for a narco test long ago, the said test should be done under Supreme Court’s supervision, and it should be telecast so that everybody gets to see what questions are being put to the WFI chief and the wrestlers who have registered a complaint,” he mentioned.
“Everybody, not just me, all the girls who complained are ready to undergo the narco test, but it should be made live, one should know what our country’s girls have to go through,” Ms. Phogat, who has been on the forefront of wrestlers’ protest, mentioned.
Mr. Punia alleged that Mr. Singh had been made a star on social media through the ongoing protests.
“He’s running away from law and is misguiding the public, he shouldn’t be made a star, he has committed a crime,” Mr. Punia mentioned, at Jantar Mantar, whereas their protest nonetheless continued.
