Wrestlers’ Protest: Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, who has been accused by a number of girls wrestlers of sexual harassment and are demanding motion in opposition to him, on Sunday mentioned that there’s a political motive behind this. The WFI chief mentioned he is able to resign if this can make protesters go residence and sleep peacefully. The BJP chief additionally praised Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav for not associating himself with the continued protest.
Embattled WFI chief and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh 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”.
“I want to thank the leader of Samajwadi party, Akhilesh Yadav, (for not siding with the protesting wrestlers). I know him since his childhood. I am elder to him. Though there are political differences between us, Akhilesh knows the truth,” mentioned Brij Bhushan Singh.
“… if there are 10,000 wrestlers in UP, out of them, 8,000 are from the Yadav community and they belong to the Samajwadi family, and hence know the truth,” he mentioned.
‘Would resign if this can make protesters go residence,’ says Brij Bhushan Singh
Singh, who has remained defiant of not quitting his publish, nonetheless, mentioned he was able to resign if it will make the protesters return residence and sleep peacefully.
“If they (protesters) will go back (to their home) and sleep peacefully after my resignation, I am ready to resign,” he mentioned.
The BJP MP from Kaiserganj added that the protesters are mere “toys” within the arms of the Opposition.
“All these players have become toys of the Congress and other opposition parties. Their motive is political, not my resignation,” he mentioned, including that he’s but to obtain a duplicate of the FIR registered in opposition to him.
Singh additionally mentioned that gamers related with railways have been sitting on the protest web site in Delhi’s Jantar Mantar, and questioned why the railway board was not stopping them.
“It is their right to protest, but can a player associated with the railways sit on protest like this where objectionable slogans are being raised against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath,” he requested.
Wrestlers’ proceed protest at Jantar Mantar
Singh is within the eye of a storm after the grapplers levelled sexual harassment expenses in opposition to him and demanded registration of an FIR in opposition to 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 in opposition to Singh on allegations of sexual harassment levelled by seven girls wrestlers. While the primary FIR pertained to allegations of a minor wrestler and was registered underneath the POCSO Act, the second was associated to outraging modesty.
The protesting wrestlers had on Saturday warned in opposition to utilizing their platform for political good points claiming few folks have been attempting to take their struggle for justice to a unique course, whilst Singh had mentioned that he was able to face “any kind” of probe however would not resign from his publish.
(With inputs from PTI)
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