A video of people of a “khap panchayat” scuffling and arguing went viral on social media platforms on Friday (June 2) in the West Indian issue of Haryana. The people possess been gathered in Kurukshetra to notion what to offer subsequent over the continued converse by top Indian wrestlers. The video showed a pair of of the people of “khap panchayat” shouting and pointing fingers at each and every varied.
It became as soon as reportedly a “khap mahapanchayat” and representatives of a bunch of khaps and farmers’ outfits reached the Jat Dharamshala from varied states, including Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh.
Several medal-winners, including Sakshi Malik, Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia, possess been protesting in Recent Delhi, asking the executive to grab motion against outgoing Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief and Bharatiya Janata Celebration (BJP) MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, who’s accused of sexually harassing female grapplers, including a minor.
Equal “khap mahapanchayats” possess been held as properly in Punjab and Haryana on Thursday, to show solidarity with the distraught wrestlers. The wrestlers are even mulling over immersing their laborious-earned medals in the river Ganga, and even travelling to Haridwar nonetheless they modified the notion after the khap and farmer leaders asked them now to now not.
Farmer leader Rakesh Tikait mentioned, “We’ve got taken a name that Govt should handle the grievances of wrestlers and he (Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh) should be arrested in every other case we’ll have the opportunity to switch with wrestlers to Jantar Mantar, Delhi on June 9 and might soundless withhold panchayats across the nation.”
Meanwhile, the Delhi Police has filed two FIRs in accordance with the wrestlers’ complaints. Even handed one of those pertains to the allegations levelled by a minor wrestler and has been registered below the Protection of Childhood from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
#WATCH | Haryana: We’ve got taken a name that Govt should handle the grievances of wrestlers and he (Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh) should be arrested in every other case we’ll have the opportunity to switch with wrestlers to Jantar Mantar, Delhi on June 9 and might soundless withhold panchayats across the nation: Farmer leader… pic.twitter.com/dEnpTr4TmL
— ANI (@ANI) June 2, 2023
Brij Bhushan Singh postpones Ayodhya rally
An dependable mentioned on Friday that the district administration has denied permission to Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, who has been accused of sexual harassment, to withhold a rally here on June 5. But Singh mentioned he postponed the ‘Jan Chetna Maharally’ at the Ram Katha Park for “a pair of days” attributable to the continued police probe into the wrestlers’ allegations against him.
Circle Officer (Ayodhya) SP Gautam mentioned in receive out about of the events scheduled on World Environment Day on June 5, a question by BJP councillor Chamela Devi on behalf of Singh attempting for permission for the rally became as soon as turned down.
In a Facebook put up, Singh mentioned, “My dear properly wishers! Along with your enhance, I even possess served as a member of the Lok Sabha for the last 28 years. I even possess tried to unite folk of all castes, communities and religions, whereas being in the ruling occasion or in opposition. It’s some distance for these causes that my political opponents and their events possess levelled fallacious allegations against me.”
“In the present squawk, some political events try to disturb the social cohesion by promoting provincialism, regionalism and caste warfare by maintaining rallies at diverse areas,” Singh mentioned.
(With inputs from businesses)
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