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  • Police Detain Protesting Wrestlers As They March Towards New Parliament

    Police Detain Protesting Wrestlers As They March Towards New Parliament

    Top wrestlers, including Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik, and Bajrang Punia who have been protesting at Jantar Mantar for over a month against Wrestling Federation of India Chief (WFI) Brij Bhushan Singh, were detained by Delhi police today as they tried to march towards the new parliament building.

    Delhi Police said that protesting wrestlers breached the security cordon while trying to move towards the new Parliament building, where a women’s Mahapanchayat was planned for the day.In chaotic scenes witnessed at the Jantar Mantar, all protesters were detained and forcefully boarded in buses by police. “They have been detained for violating law and order. We will take legal action after inquiry in due course of time,” said Dependra Pathak, Special CP, Law and Order.

    The police officials were also seen clearing the protest site, where the wrestlers had resumed their agitation against the WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh on April 23.

    Wrestler Sakshi Malik said that they were peacefully protesting and did not break any barricades.Farmers stage sit-in
    Scores of farmers led by BKU leader Rakesh Tikait too were on Sunday stopped by the Delhi Police at the Ghazipur border as they tried to enter the national capital to take part in the protest called by agitating wrestlers outside the new Parliament building.

    “All others (farmers) have been stopped (by the police). We will sit here for now and decide what to do next,” Tikait, who had spearheaded the anti-farm law protests, said after being stopped by the police at the heavily fortified Ghazipur border.

    Police rounded up some farmers on GT Road near Gurudwara Manji Sahib in Ambala on Sunday when they insisted on marching towards Delhi. A spokesperson of BKU (Charuni) Sukhwinder Singh alleged that police detained some of the farmers late on Saturday night.

    Around 200 farmers, including women activists, have been camping in Gurudwara Manji Sahib in Ambala since Saturday night which led to heavy deployment of police force outside the Gurudwara road.

    Ambala’s Superintendent of Police Jashandeep Singh said no permission has been given to hold the “Mahila Maha Panchayat” in Delhi. The police officer reached the gurudwara and asked the farmers not to lake the law in their hands and disperse.

    JNU students’ claims
    Moreover, a section of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) students on Sunday alleged that the varsity authorities “prevented” them from taking part in the ‘Mahila Maha Panchayat’ by ramping up security on campus.

    There was heavy police deployment on the campus, the students added. No immediate response was available from the police or the university. The All India Students’ Association (AISA) claimed that an “undeclared Section 144” has been imposed on the campus.

    “Today, the Mahila Panchayat was announced. Heavy police deployment has been made inside and outside Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) to prevent students from participating in it. The government has deployed its entire machinery to protect sexual violence accused,” said AISA activist Madhurima Kundu said.

  • Kamal Haasan tweets about one-month of wrestlers’ protest, asks ‘who

    Kamal Haasan tweets about one-month of wrestlers’ protest, asks ‘who

    Kamal Haasan stood with Indian wrestlers on the one-month anniversary of their protest. He asked the public to support the national sporting icons.
    Kamal Haasan is the latest celebrity to bring to attention the ongoing protest by the wrestling community in India. The veteran actor spoke up about the issue on social media as the protest hit the one month mark. The head of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh has been accused of sexual harassment by a number of female wrestlers and the wrestling community as a whole is planning to a candle march from Jantar Mantar to India Gate in Delhi on Tuesday evening. (Also read: Vidyut Jammwal on wrestlers’ protest: ‘First they are citizens of this country, should be given required help’)
    Kamal Haasan spoke out in support of the Indian wrestling community on Tuesday.
    On Twitter, the actor wrote, “Today marks 1 month of protests by athletes of the wrestling fraternity. Instead of fighting for national glory, we have forced them to fight for personal safety. Fellow Indians, who deserves our attention, our national sporting icons or a politician with an extensive criminal history?
    Many fans also backed Kamal with the hashtag ‘I Stand With My Champions’. One fan shared, “When most of the prominent Bollywood artists and celebrities have stayed silent on this issue, #KH is the only biggest star to come forward and support our national icons for their justice. #KamalHaasan.” Another stated, “Thank you Leader. Our national sporting icons deserve the attention and justice
    Pooja Bhatt, Sonu Sood, Gauahar Khan, Vidyut Jammwal and Swara Bhasker are some of the other celebrities that have supported the wrestlers and amplified their pleas since their protest began last April. Vidyut had said at an event, “They are our athletes and troubled, but first, they are the citizens of the country. They should be given the required help. I think the authorities are listening to them, but what next? What are they doing about their concerns? I am an athlete and I have a feeling if they would listen to them and things will change now. They’ll do what’s right.”
    Kamal formed the political party Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) in 2018 in Tamil Nadu. He was last seen in Lokesh Kanagaraj’s Vikram last year. He starred in the action thriller with Fahadh Faasil, Vijay Sethupathi and Kalidas Jayaram. Suriya also had a cameo in the film.

    The actor is currently working on the long-delayed Indian 2. The S Shankar film also stars Kajal Aggarwal, Siddharth, Rakul Preet Singh and Gulshan Grover.

  • Wrestlers’ protest: Khap mahapanchayat in Delhi today; security tightened. Top points

    Wrestlers’ protest: Khap mahapanchayat in Delhi today; security tightened. Top points

    Wrestlers are hoping that khap mahapanchayat will help in getting more support for them in their fight against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.
    As khap panchayat leaders from Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Haryana are marching to Jantar Mantar on Sunday to extend support to the protesting wrestlers, the Delhi Police has beefed up the security at the protest venue and at borders. India’s top wrestlers, including Bajrang Punia, Sakshi Malik and Vinesh Phogat, are protesting for the last two weeks, demanding the sacking of Wrestling Federation of India president and BJP MP Brij Bhushan and his arrest over charges of alleged sexual harassment of female grapplers.

    Top points on khap mahapanchayat in Delhi:

    1. The protesting wrestlers are hoping that the khap mahapanchayat will be of huge success and will help in getting more support for them in their fight against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.
    2. The Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) and the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU-Tikait) have also extended support to the agitation and threatened to lay a siege to New Delhi, along with the khap leaders, if the MP was not arrested within one week, The Indian Express reported.
    3. BKU leader Rakesh Tikait is likely to be present. He tweeted a video announcing that khap leaders will hold a panchayat at the protest site to decide the course of the protest.
    4. Additional deployments will be made and areas near Jantar Mantar will be barricaded, some reports indicated. Delhi Police officials said there was no specific security plans for the candlelight march, but said tractors and slow-moving vehicles trying to enter the border would not be allowed and precautions will be taken to maintain peace and order.
    5. Vinesh Phogat urged the supporters to be peaceful on Sunday so that bad elements do not hijack the protest. She also requested the police not to stop their supporters.
    6. Olympic medallist Bajrang Punia has appealed to the countrymen to observe a candlelight march on Sunday to show solidarity with the protesting wrestlers. Punia said the two committees formed on Saturday have the full authority to decide their future course of action.
    7. Another Olympic medallist wrestler Sakshi Malik said they are yet to decide the future course of action as their lawyers are still working on it. She also said sports minister Anurag Thakur was yet to approach them. “He already knows our demands, so it doesn’t make sense to meet him again. If he wants to talk to us, we will definitely talk,” Malik told reporters.
    8. Subhash Baliyan, Sarv Khap general secretary, said around a dozen khap panchayats have decided to join the wrestlers in their protest and will remain with them till their demand is fulfilled.

  • Wrestlers protesting at Jantar Mantar offer to return their medals

    Wrestlers protesting at Jantar Mantar offer to return their medals

    New Delhi (IANS) | Top Indian wrestlers, who have been protesting for the past several days at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar, have now offered to return their medals and honors received from various organisations. Wrestlers on Thursday informed the media that they were manhandled by Delhi Police personnel on Wednesday night to disrupt their protest against the alleged sexual harassment of women wrestlers by ousted wrestling federation president and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. Due to this, he will now return his medals and honours.
    The protesters alleged that a policeman was in an inebriated condition and misbehaved with the women wrestlers.
    Offering to return the honour, Tokyo Olympics bronze medalist Bajrang Punia said, “When they (policemen) were thrashing and abusing us, didn’t they see that wrestlers are also Padma Shri awardees?” ”
    If wrestlers are treated like this, what will we do with the medals? It was not only me, Sakshi (Malik) was also sitting here. We will lead a normal life and return all medals and awards.
    Asked if his proposal was related to medals won in the international arena, Asian and Commonwealth Games medalist Vinesh Phogat said, “Take them all.” You have insulted us so much. Nothing left.
    Asked about BJP supporters’ claim that several opposition parties are supporting the wrestlers’ protest, Vinesh Phogat insisted that it was political. He told the media, listen, this is political. Please talk to the Prime Minister. Ask the Home Minister to call us. Give us justice We are putting our career and life at stake.