The United World Wrestling has issued a powerful assertion condemning the treatment that’s being meted out to India’s prime wrestlers throughout their protest at Jantar Mantar in Delhi. The UWW has additionally threatened to droop the nationwide federation if the elections should not held inside the stipulated time.
The world physique of wrestling, in its assertion, stated that it has been keeping track of the developments over the protest by the wrestlers against the Wrestling Federation of India President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. However, he isn’t on the stated place ever for the reason that wrestlers have accused him of sexually harrassing a number of girls together with a minor. The wrestlers have been additionally detained on Sunday from the location of protest throughout their march in direction of new parliament constructing.
“The occasions of those final days are much more worrying that the wrestlers have been arrested and briefly detained by the police for initiating a march of protest. The web site the place that they had been protesting for greater than a month has additionally been cleared out by the authorities.
“UWW firmly condemns the treatment and detention of the wrestlers. It expresses its disappointment over the lack of results of the investigations so far. UWW urges the relevant authorities to conduct a thorough and impartial investigation into the allegations,” the United World Wrestling stated in its assertion.
“UWW will request further information about the next elective general assembly from the IOA and the Ad-hoc Committee of the WFI. The 45-day deadline that was initially set to hold this elective assembly shall be respected. Failing to do so may lead UWW to suspend the federation, thereby forcing the athletes to compete under a neutral flag,” the assertion additional learn.
India’s prime wrestlers like Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malik have been protesting at Jantar Mantar for effectively over a month now. They have been detained and arrested by the police for breaching the safety amidst the inauguration of recent Parliament constructing. After being launched, additionally they reached Haridwar to immerse their medals however did not and have now giving a five-day ultimatum.
