On May 30, when the protesting wrestlers gathered on the banks of the Ganga in Haridwar threatening to immerse their World and Olympic medals in the holy river, BKU president Naresh Tikait took the medals from them and sought five-day time to deal with their grievances.
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BKU chief Naresh Tikait mentioned a ‘mahapanchayat‘ might be held in Muzaffarnagar’s Soram village on Thursday (June 1) to debate the continued protest by wrestlers in opposition to WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh over sexual harassment costs.
Mr. Tikait, the pinnacle of Balyan khap, on Tuesday night time mentioned the matter might be mentioned in element in the mahapanchayat.
On a drama-filled Tuesday (May 30), a few of India’s finest wrestlers accompanied by a whole lot of supporters gathered on the banks of the Ganga in Haridwar, threatening to immerse their World and Olympic medals in the holy river, however refrained after being satisfied by Khap and farmer leaders who sought 5 days to deal with their grievances.
Olympic medallists Sakshi Malik, Bajrang Punia and Asian Games gold medallist Vinesh Phogat went to Har ki Pauri on Tuesday to protest the inaction in opposition to the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief who has allegedly sexually harassed a number of girls grapplers.
However, after spending an hour and 45 minutes, they returned after a number of khap and political leaders urged them to not take such an excessive step.
Mr. Tikait mentioned a number of representatives of various khaps and their heads hailing from Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab Rajasthan and Delhi might be collaborating in the mahapanchayat to determine the following plan of action in the wrestlers protest.
On May 28, the Delhi Police had detained the wrestlers and filed FIRs in opposition to them for violation of regulation and order.
