NEW DELHI: Upcoming executive’s deny motion into sexual harassment allegations towards WFI important Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, the top wrestlers, including Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat, made a go back to protest website online at Jantar Mantar upcoming 3 months on Sunday.
The wrestlers additionally demanded that the federal government create people the findings of the oversight panel that probed the fees towards Brij Bhushan.
The federal government had shaped a six-member oversight panel, headed through mythical boxer MS Mary Kom to analyze the allegations towards WFI boss levelled through the wrestlers.
The panel submitted its record within the first day of April however the executive has no longer but made it people.
The wrestlers, surrounded through a plethora posse of police team of workers, additionally demanded that an FIR be lodged towards the WFI boss, who has denied the allegations that first surfaced in January this life when grapplers had staged a ‘sit-in’ protest and demanded that federation be disbanded.
“How long is it going to take for the (government) committee to submit its report. It’s already been three months and we are still waiting to hear from them. Will the report come out after the girls, who have filed complaints, die?,” wondered Vinesh, the arena championship medallist.
“We are tired of asking the government to release the findings. We have filed a complaint at a police station in Connaught Place and want an FIR to be filed against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.
“We’ve got not anything to do with the (WFI) election procedure. We’re extra excited about our careers. The (Paris) Olympics are upon us and we need to start arrangements in proper earnest,” she added.
Singh, who has completed 12 years as WFI president, has confirmed that he will not contest for the top post in the WFI election on May 7.
However he had indicated that he may find a role for himself within the national federation.
“You population can see who’s working the federation regardless of such severe fees. We handiest have the ability of reality which I guess isn’t ample,” she said, adding, “The least the federal government can do is to do so at the sexual harassment that has been carried out. We call for justice. We can proceed out protest.”
During the three-month period since the country’s top wrestlers made the allegations, Singh has appeared before the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) and the government’s oversight panel.
However, multiple sources have confirmed that the wrestlers couldn’t prove the sexual harassment charges against the WFI chief.
“We can no longer budge from Jantar Mantar,” said Rio Olympic bronze medallist Sakshi Malik, adding “this battle won’t forbid”.
“The ladies have gave the impression sooner than the committee, however the record hasn’t come. The federation is working as sooner than, setting up nationals of their area. So what has modified?
“The promises that were made to us when we first protested, not one of them has been fulfilled. Two day back, seven girls, including a minor, lodged a complaint in a CP police station. Despite that they are not taking us seriously, not lodging FIR. Don’t know who is behind this laxity, because such sensitive issues are taken up on an urgent basis,” mentioned Sakshi.
Bajrang mentioned it was once his ethical responsibility to rise up with the protesting girls wrestlers.
“Agar hum inke saath nahin khare honge toh aur kaun khara hoga (If we don’t stand up with them them who will?),” the Tokyo Video games bronze medallist mentioned.
“Even if I have to lay down my life for their cause, I am willing to go to that extent,” he added.
(With PTI Inputs)
The wrestlers additionally demanded that the federal government create people the findings of the oversight panel that probed the fees towards Brij Bhushan.
The federal government had shaped a six-member oversight panel, headed through mythical boxer MS Mary Kom to analyze the allegations towards WFI boss levelled through the wrestlers.
The panel submitted its record within the first day of April however the executive has no longer but made it people.
The wrestlers, surrounded through a plethora posse of police team of workers, additionally demanded that an FIR be lodged towards the WFI boss, who has denied the allegations that first surfaced in January this life when grapplers had staged a ‘sit-in’ protest and demanded that federation be disbanded.
“How long is it going to take for the (government) committee to submit its report. It’s already been three months and we are still waiting to hear from them. Will the report come out after the girls, who have filed complaints, die?,” wondered Vinesh, the arena championship medallist.
“We are tired of asking the government to release the findings. We have filed a complaint at a police station in Connaught Place and want an FIR to be filed against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.
“We’ve got not anything to do with the (WFI) election procedure. We’re extra excited about our careers. The (Paris) Olympics are upon us and we need to start arrangements in proper earnest,” she added.
Singh, who has completed 12 years as WFI president, has confirmed that he will not contest for the top post in the WFI election on May 7.
However he had indicated that he may find a role for himself within the national federation.
“You population can see who’s working the federation regardless of such severe fees. We handiest have the ability of reality which I guess isn’t ample,” she said, adding, “The least the federal government can do is to do so at the sexual harassment that has been carried out. We call for justice. We can proceed out protest.”
During the three-month period since the country’s top wrestlers made the allegations, Singh has appeared before the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) and the government’s oversight panel.
However, multiple sources have confirmed that the wrestlers couldn’t prove the sexual harassment charges against the WFI chief.
“We can no longer budge from Jantar Mantar,” said Rio Olympic bronze medallist Sakshi Malik, adding “this battle won’t forbid”.
“The ladies have gave the impression sooner than the committee, however the record hasn’t come. The federation is working as sooner than, setting up nationals of their area. So what has modified?
“The promises that were made to us when we first protested, not one of them has been fulfilled. Two day back, seven girls, including a minor, lodged a complaint in a CP police station. Despite that they are not taking us seriously, not lodging FIR. Don’t know who is behind this laxity, because such sensitive issues are taken up on an urgent basis,” mentioned Sakshi.
Bajrang mentioned it was once his ethical responsibility to rise up with the protesting girls wrestlers.
“Agar hum inke saath nahin khare honge toh aur kaun khara hoga (If we don’t stand up with them them who will?),” the Tokyo Video games bronze medallist mentioned.
“Even if I have to lay down my life for their cause, I am willing to go to that extent,” he added.
(With PTI Inputs)
