Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh has been accused of sexually harassing younger wrestlers, together with a minor. Hundreds of supporters of the wrestlers on Tuesday held a candlelight protest from Jantar Mantar to India Gate beneath heavy safety, marking a month of wrestlers’ agitation in opposition to Brij Bhushan.
“There are some flaws within the regulation. These legal guidelines are being misused. It isn’t solely in my case. You would get (ask) somebody out of your neighbourhood who’s going through these legal guidelines. The regulation was made with good intentions, however it’s being misused by individuals as a weapon in opposition to those they’ve issues with of any sort,” Brij Bhushan advised reporters in Ayodhya on Friday.
He additionally mentioned that when the protest first began, the important thing demand of the wrestlers was to have him step down from his place of WFI chief by 4 p.m. that day.
“However now, the protest can also be in opposition to PM (Narendra) Modi, Yogi (Adityanath). Congress, Aam Aadmi Social gathering and ‘tukde tukde gang’ have joined it. Protests reached Punjab and from there, Canada. Do protests in opposition to me in Canada make any sense?” he added.
“They need to have gone again dwelling after Delhi Police registered an FIR. That is not their (wrestlers’) agitation. Some extra individuals are concerned and are misguiding wrestlers. Like Bajrang Punia had mentioned that if he is aware of the way to bow his head right down to somebody, he is aware of the way to behead somebody. What sort of language is that this? Whose head do you wish to minimize? You used to respect Brij Bhushan some time again, used to the touch his toes and now take a look at his language,” he added.
Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat mentioned that the wrestlers have determined to carry a ladies’s Maha Panchayat in entrance of the brand new Parliament constructing on Could 28.
“Now we have determined to carry a peaceable ladies’s Maha Panchayat in entrance of the brand new Parliament constructing on Could 28,” she mentioned.
A number of ace grapplers, together with Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat and Sakshi Malik, have been protesting on the Jantar Mantar accusing Brij Bhushan of sexual harassment and demanding his arrest.
On Could 19, the wrestlers marched from Jantar Mantar to Bangla Sahib Gurudwara in New Delhi on the twenty fifth day of their protest.
Two separate FIRs had been registered on April 28 following the Supreme Court docket’s discover to Delhi Police into the plea filed by the wrestlers.
Earlier on April 24, he Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports activities introduced that the Indian Olympic Affiliation (IOA) will likely be forming an ad-hoc committee to conduct the elections for the Govt Committee of the WFI inside 45 days of its formation, to handle day-to-day affairs of the physique, together with the collection of athletes and making entries for the participation of gamers in worldwide occasions.
This committee will likely be functioning for an interim interval until a brand new Govt Committee takes cost.
Delhi Police has filed a standing report on the appliance moved by girl wrestlers in an alleged offence of sexual offence levelled in opposition to Brij Bhushan.
The court docket was additionally knowledgeable {that a} Particular Investigation Workforce (SIT) has been fashioned to research the matter.
Earlier this yr in January, distinguished wrestlers got here ahead to steer a protest in opposition to the WFI chief, following which the Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports activities, Anurag Thakur, introduced the formation of an ‘oversight committee’ to probe allegations in opposition to the WFI, Brij Bhushan and a few coaches. Wrestling Federation of India Assistant Secretary Vinod Tomar can also be named as an accused within the FIR.
The motion has gained assist from opposition events and farmer unions, with many individuals voicing their issues in regards to the alleged sexual harassment.