Final Up to date: January 19, 2023, 11:08 IST
Indian wrestlers protest (Twitter)
Indian wrestler resumed their protest towards Wrestling Federation of India president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh at Jantar Mantar within the nationwide capital
Olympian wrestlers Bajrang Punia, Sakshi Malik, Vinesh Phogat and different high Indian grapplers, who’re protesting towards the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), spent Wednesday night time at a temple in Chandni Chowk in Previous Delhi.
“All wrestlers have been awake until late within the night time. They have been discussing additional plans for the agitation. They have been sharing messages on social media, requesting extra wrestlers and folks of India to affix them at Jantar Mantar on Thursday,” sources informed IANS.
“Some senior SAI (Sports activities Authority of India) officers additionally met them on the temple. This morning they ate prasad and left for Jantar Mantar to proceed their protest.”
Listed below are a few of the posts from the wrestlers:
आप सभी खिलाड़ी और कुश्ती प्रेमियों से निवेदन है कुश्ती को बचाने के लिए आज 10 बजे जंतर मंतर पर पहुँचे और खिलाड़ियों का समर्थन करें 🙏 pic.twitter.com/JSDDdm1IpJ— Ritu phogat (@PhogatRitu) January 19, 2023
Earlier, the Sports activities Ministry on Wednesday sought a proof from the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) “inside the subsequent 72 hours”, after Vinesh Phogat levelled critical allegations of sexual harassment of feminine wrestlers towards the sports activities physique’s coaches and president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.
The Asian Video games and Commonwealth Video games gold medallist broke down whereas chatting with reporters on Wednesday, as greater than 30 wrestlers, together with Olympic medallists Sakshi Malik and Bajrang Punia, staged a protest on the Jantar Mantar right here.
Vinesh stated she was subjected to psychological harassment by Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, including that she had even contemplated suicide.
The wrestlers are demanding change within the WFI administration and appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Sports activities Authority of India to take motion towards the WFI chief.
Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, 66, was elected unopposed president of WFI for a 3rd consecutive time period in February 2019.
Being attentive to the allegations, the sports activities ministry has sought a proof from WFI and directed it to “furnish a reply inside the subsequent 72 hours on the allegations made”.
The ministry stated, “if WFI fails to furnish the reply inside the subsequent 72 hours, the Ministry will proceed to provoke motion towards the federation by way of the provisions of the Nationwide Sports activities Growth Code, 2011.”
In view of the developments, the ministry has additionally cancelled the Nationwide camp, which was as a consequence of begin SAI centre in in Lucknow from Wednesday.
(With inputs from Businesses)
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