Congress MLA Krishna Poonia on Friday accused the government of shielding WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh and said if the women wrestlers who have accused him of sexual harassment are not heard, no other woman in the country will be able to raise her voice in future. (PTI)
As the chorus for the arrest of Brij Bhushan grows, disqualified MP Rahul Gandhi took a jibe at PM Modi saying that a member of Parliament who has ‘heinous allegations’ against him is safe under the prime minister's ‘protective shield’
Even as the wrestlers continue to protest against WFI Chief, farmer leader Rakesh Tikait has sought protection to the families of the wrestlers.
Farmer leader Rakesh Tikait has urged the government to intervene and address the grievances of wrestlers. He has also demanded the arrest of the WFI chief.
Mithun Chakraborty briggs in federalism to the issue of wrestlers’ protest, says the issue is not in the hands of the Centre
A ‘khap mahapanchayat’ is under way in this Haryana district to deliberate on the next steps to be taken in the agitation pertaining to the wrestlers' issue.
The representatives of various khaps and farmers' outfits reached the Jat Dharamshala from different places, including Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. (PTI)
Former cricketer Madan Lal has said that that it is ‘heartbreaking’ that wrestlers decided to throw their medals and has urged the government to to sort the issue.
In a show of solidarity, the 1983 Cricket World Cup winning team has extended its support to the agitation wrestlers. A statement issued by them reads: "We are distressed and disturbed at the unseemly visuals of our champion wrestlers being manhandled. We are also most concerned that they are thinking of dumping their hard-earned medals into river Ganga. Those medals have involved years of effort, sacrifice, determination and grit and are not only their own but the nation's pride and joy. We urge them not to take any hasty decision in this matter and also fervently hope that their grievances are heard and resolved quickly. Let the law of the land prevail."
Sushma Swaraj’s daughter Bansuri Swaraj has said that FIRs have already been registered against Brij Bhushan and judicial process would take its natural course.
The BJP high command has reportedly instructed Brij Bhushan to avoid unnecessary statements about the wrestlers' allegations against him and also told him to not go ahead with his rally in Ayodhya on June 5, meia reports have said.
Amid ongoing investigations into allegations of sexual harassment, stalking and intimidation, WFI chief's Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh's Ayodhya rally for June 5 has been postponed, media reports have said.
Cold political calculation suggests that the Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) cannot afford to neutralise Singh. As a six-term MP he can not only win his own seat comfortably, but can also influence the outcome of several other adjoining constituencies in Eastern Uttar Pradesh. Read More
FIRs registered against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh have detailed the WFI chief indulged in groping, stalking and harassing female wrestlers and demanding sexual favours from them including a minor, various reports have said
Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) on Thursday said it has sent a memorandum to President Droupadi Murmu seeking issuing of directions to allow womenwrestlersto continue their protest at the Jantar Mantar here. The SKM, an umbrella body of several farmer organisations, also said that it has reiterated its demand for the arrest and speedy legal proceedings against Singh. (PTI)
NCP national spokesperson Clyde Crasto asked Tendulkar, who was recently appointed by the Maharashtra government as 'Smile Ambassador', to speak up for the womenwrestlers.
In a message to cricketer-turned-politician and BJP Lok Sabha member Gautam Gambhir, Crasto asked him to fulfil his "duty" towards fellow sportspersons
NCP members staged a protest in support of protesting wrestlers in Nagpur on Thursday
The Congress women's wing in Karnataka will stage a protest in all the district centres against the Union government's 'apathy' towards women wrestlers, its president Pushpa Amarnath said on Thursday.
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The issue of protesting wrestlers has gained pace in Kolkata with the Trinamool chief Mamata Banerjee pledging not to give up the fight till an action is initiated, and the matter is taken to a conclusion through legal means.
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The Joint Committee of Trade Unions (JCTU) organised a protest at Freedom Park on Thursday in solidarity with the wrestlers protesting in Delhi.
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