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  • Protesting wrestlers to discard all their medals in river Ganga

    Protesting wrestlers to discard all their medals in river Ganga

    NEW DELHI: In the latest move, all the protesting wrestlers, including Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik will head to Haridwar on Tuesday evening to discard all their medals in the holy river Ganga.

    The protesting wrestlers said after that they will come back to Delhi and sit on hunger strike at India Gate.

    Taking to Twitter, Olympic bronze medallist Malik and other wrestlers, shared a note, in which they strongly condemned the Delhi Police action.

    “We are going to discard our medals in holy river Ganga. These medals are our lives, our souls. There would be no reason to live after leaving them in the Ganga today. So, we will stage a hunger strike until death at India Gate after that,” read the statement in Hindi.

    The wrestlers said the Prime Minister “who calls us our daughters”, did not even once show his concern “for us”.

    “Rather, he invited Brij Bhushan Singh to the inauguration of the new Parliament building. He even posed for photographs,” the statement said.

    Top wrestlers, including Vinesh, Sakshi and Bajrang, are protesting against the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh over sexual harassment of female athletes, including a minor.

    The protest which started on April 23 at Jantar Mantar saw heartbreaking visuals on the day of the new Parliament building’s inauguration when Delhi Police cracked down on them in the midst of their march.

    As the protesters tried to breach the security cordon, a fierce tussle broke out — the wrestlers and cops pushed, shoved and grappled with one another.

  • Wrestlers to go ahead with ‘peaceful’ march to new Parliament

    Wrestlers to go ahead with ‘peaceful’ march to new Parliament

    The protesting wrestlers said late on Saturday evening that there was a lot of “pressure” to call off the Mahila Mahapanchayat they have planned in front of the new Parliament building on Sunday, but they will go ahead with the “peaceful” march come what may.

    The agitating wrestlers, demanding the arrest of former Wrestling Federation of India president Brij Bhushan Singh who they alleged sexually harassed several women grapplers, had given a call for a Mahila Mahapanchayat on Sunday, the day the new Parliament building will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

    The likes of Olympic medallists Bajranj Punia, Sakshi Malik and Asian Games gold winner Vinesh Phogat said that any amount of force will not deter them from going ahead with the peaceful march.

    The administration has given them the permission to take out the march from Jantar Mantar to the new Parliament building.

    “We will go ahead with the Mahila Mahapanchayat, come what may. Our supporters have been stopped at a gurudwara in Ambala where they were supposed to stay tonight. It has now been converted into a cantonment,” alleged Vinesh.

    The wrestlers, in the run-up to the Mahapanchayat, have toured several cities in north India urging womenfolk and khaps to lend their support to their protest.

    Vinesh added that even if force is used on them on Sunday, the march will remain peaceful.

    “Wherever we are stopped, we will sit there and have the Mahapanchayat.”

    She alleged that raids were being conducted at the houses of people supporting them.

  • Wrestlers organized langar at Jantar Mantar, provided food to all

    Wrestlers organized langar at Jantar Mantar, provided food to all

    New Delhi (IANS) | Demanding action against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, top Indian wrestlers organized a langar at Jantar Mantar here on Friday. The protesting wrestlers, led by Olympic medalists Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malik and Asian and Commonwealth Games medalist Vinesh Phogat, served food to all the people.
    On Friday, not only the supporters of the country’s top sportspersons but also the common people participated in the langar.
    Some of India’s top wrestlers have been staging a sit-in at Jantar Mantar for over a week, demanding action against the WFI president for alleged sexual harassment of women wrestlers.
    The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports had earlier this year constituted a monitoring committee from the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) under the chairmanship of boxing legend MC Mary Kom to look into the WFI affairs and investigate the allegations. The Ministry recently informed that the report of the Monitoring Committee is under consideration.

  • Delhi Police to provide security to protesting wrestlers

    Delhi Police to provide security to protesting wrestlers

    NEW DELHI: The Delhi Police will provide security to seven wrestlers, including a minor, who have come forward with allegations of sexual exploitation against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, said an official.

    The wrestlers have accused Singh of sexually exploiting women wrestlers not only in India but also during international events. “We will be providing security to the wrestlers and will soon record their statements,” said a senior police official.

    On Saturday, a copy of one of the two FIRs lodged against Singh was handed over to the top grapplers who are protesting at the Jantar Mantar here. However, the copy of the other FIR registered under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act has not been given to the wrestlers as it will be handed over to the victim’s family, the police added.

    A senior police official said that they will soon record the statements of the victims. On Friday evening, police registered FIRs against the WFI president in response to the allegations made by the women wrestlers.