NEW DELHI: Hours after a bunch of farmers forcefully breached the police barricades to affix the protesting wrestlers at Jantar Mantar right here on Monday, the Delhi Police once more erected the barricades and this time they have been being welded all collectively. A video of barricades being welded collectively close to the protesting web site was additionally doing rounds on social media. However, there was no rapid response from the police as of now.
Earlier, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (New Delhi) Pranav Tayal, by his official Twitter account, mentioned {that a} group of farmers have been escorted to Jantar Mantar and at entry barricades, they have been in a rush to succeed in the dharna web site through which a few of them climbed the barricades which fell down and have been eliminated by them.
“Police team kept the barricades at the back side to facilitate their entry. “The protestors have reached the dharna web site and the assembly is happening peacefully,a he mentioned in subsequent tweets. Farmers, who had prolonged their assist to wrestlers, had arrived from Haryana and Punjab on Monday to affix the wrestlers who’ve been demanding motion to be taken concerning the allegations of sexual harassment in opposition to Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.
On Sunday after a gathering between farmers, wrestlers and khap panchayats, a 15-day ultimatum was issued looking for motion in opposition to Singh. They had mentioned they are going to take a “significant decision” on this regard if no motion is taken.
Since April 23, outstanding Indian wrestlers reminiscent of Bajrang Punia, Sakshi Malik, and Vinesh Phogat, who’ve achieved Olympic and World Championships recognition, have been staging a protest at Jantar Mantar in opposition to WFI chief.
