Wrestlers protest: The protesting wrestlers have given an ultimatum to the Centre over the inaction against WFI (Wrestling Federation of India) president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh over sexual harassment allegations. The protestors, including women wrestlers Sakshi Malik, Vinesh Phogat and others, began their protest on April 23 at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar. They have been demanding WFI president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, on grounds of sexual harassment of female athletes, including a minor.
“We will throw our medals in river Ganga in Haridwar today at 6pm,” the wrestlers said in a joint statement posted on Twitter by Bajrang Punia.
On Sunday (May 28), the protest turned ugly when Sakshi Malik, Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia, and Sangeeta Phogat, all medal-winning wrestlers, were dragged and forced into buses by Delhi Police when they marched towards the new parliament building and tried to breach the barricades. The were detained by the police, but later released.
“No one stopped them from holding protests at a place allotted to them (by authorities). No one stopped them when they organised a candle march at that designated place,” Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur said.
