The Indian wrestlers on Thursday continued their insist in opposition to the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) and its President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh for the second consecutive day. Communist Birthday celebration of India (Marxist) leader Brinda Karat came to the insist space at Jantar Mantar in the Indian capital of Unusual Delhi and climbed up the stage however used to be quickly requested by the wrestlers to step down and no longer strive to ‘politicise’ their insist.
Indian Olympic medalist Bajrang Punia requested the CPI(M) leader to no longer come on the stage after she remained insistent on taking the microphone and giving a speech.
“Madam, I seek data from you to delight step down. Please don’t politicise the insist. This is the wrestlers’ insist. Please get down from the stage,” he said.
It took repeated requests from Punia and other wrestlers to finally get Karat off the stage.
Within the intervening time, Congress Overall Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra took to Twitter to relief the insist.
“Our gamers are the satisfaction of the country. They create laurels to the country by their efficiency on the enviornment stage. The gamers own made excessive allegations of exploitation in opposition to the Wrestling Federation and its president. The voices of these gamers wants to be heard. Allegations wants to be investigated and acceptable action taken,” tweeted Vadra in Hindi.
हमारे खिलाड़ी देश की शान हैं। विश्व स्तर पर अपने प्रदर्शन से वे देश का मान बढ़ाते हैं। कुश्ती फेडरेशन व उसके अध्यक्ष पर खिलाड़ियों ने शोषण के गंभीर आरोप लगाए हैं। इन खिलाड़ियों की आवाज सुनी जानी चाहिए।
आरोपों की जांच कर उचित कार्रवाई की जानी चाहिए।
— Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (@priyankagandhi) January 19, 2023
Delhi Commission for Girls folks issued a scrutinize to the sports activities ministry and demanded the city police to file a case.
BJP sends its mediator
Later in the day, Babita Phogat, a dilapidated Olympian, and a BJP member arrived on the insist space and attempted to mediate between the gamers and the Sports activities Ministry.
“I’m a wrestler first. The BJP authorities is with the wrestlers. I own heard circumstances of abuse in my career as smartly. There’ll not be any longer this form of thing as a smoke without fire,” said Phogat.
“I own assured them that the authorities is with them. I might strive that their disorders are resolved this day.”
Allegations levelled by the wrestlers
Critically, Indian wrestlers Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik and others sat on a ‘Dharna’ (insist) on Wednesday at Jantar Mantar in the capital city of Unusual Delhi to repeat the shoddy dealings of the federation.
For the length of the click convention, Phogat and Malik accused the federation President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh and coaches of sexual harassment while Punia alleged excessive mismanagement in the gamers’ practising.
“Girls folks wrestlers were sexually careworn at nationwide camps by coaches and additionally the WFI president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh,” said Phogat.
“A number of the coaches appointed at nationwide camps were sexually harassing ladies folks wrestlers for years. The WFI president is additionally enthusiastic by sexual harassment.”
WFI president denies allegations
After being set aside on the situation, WFI President Singh refuted all prices and defended himself by asserting that he might presumably well additionally presumably be ‘hanged’ if the allegations in opposition to him were proven excellent.
“Is any individual asserting that the WFI has sexually careworn a wrestler? Most attention-grabbing Vinesh has said it. Has any individual come forward and said that they in my thought were sexually careworn? Although one wrestler comes forward and says that she has been sexually careworn, that day I might presumably well additionally presumably be hanged,” he said.
SAI intervenes
Afterwards, the Sports activities Authority of India (SAI) issued an first fee statement annoying an clarification from the WFI on all prices within the next 72 hours.
“Taking cognisance of the insist staged by wrestlers, including Olympic and CWG medalists, in Delhi this day and a press convention wherein wrestlers own levelled excessive prices of sexual harassment of women folks wrestlers by the President and coaches of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) and of mismanagement in the functioning of the federation, the Sports activities Ministry has sought an clarification from WFI on the allegations and directed it to furnish a acknowledge within the next 72 hours.”
Because the wrestlers continue their insist, SAI has cancelled the Girls folks Nationwide Wrestling Coaching Camp that used to be scheduled to originate on January 18 in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, with participation of 41 wrestlers and 13 coaches.
(With inputs from agencies)
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