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  • Women wrestlers gained’t really feel secure if Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh’s folks win WFI polls: Bajrang Punia

    New Delhi: The authorities should preserve its phrase on guaranteeing a shift of energy within the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) with no shut affiliate of president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh contesting within the election else there will likely be no clean-up and ladies wrestlers gained’t really feel secure, Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Bajrang Punia stated on Wednesday.

    Singh, the BJP MP from Kaiserganj in Uttar Pradesh, has been discovered responsible for prosecution for sexual harassment, molestation and stalking of ladies wrestlers within the Delhi Police chargesheet. Bajrang and a few of the nation’s different high wrestlers had suspended their protest towards Singh after a gathering with sports activities minister Anurag Thakur in June. One of the circumstances agreed upon, based on Bajrang, was that ‘no family member’ or ‘supporter’ of Singh would contest the elections.

    “Those close to Brij Bhushan are in the fray for the elections. Sanjay Kumar Singh is contesting for the post of WFI president. If Sanjay Kumar wins, it is equal to Brij Bhushan winning the elections. The government had promised us that those close to Brij Bhushan and his family members won’t contest. But that doesn’t seem to be the case now.
    The government must fulfil its promise, otherwise women wrestlers won’t be safe. How long will women wrestlers live in fear?” Bajrang informed The Indian Express.

    Sanjay Kumar is the vice-president of Uttar Pradesh Wrestling Association.

    Brij Bhushan needs to carry on to energy through his trusted aides in an effort to attempt to silence these girls wrestlers who wish to converse out towards him however are scared to take action.

    “The moment it is clear that the WFI has nobody connected to Brij Bhushan, other victims of sexual harassment will also have the courage to talk about what they went through. Brij Bushan is so powerful and well connected. That is why we want change in the WFI,” Bajrang stated.

    Worthy challenger

    The contest for the president’s put up is a two-way race, the opposite candidate being 2010 Commonwealth Games gold medallist Anita Sheoran. A witness and a corroborator within the case towards Brij Bhushan, Anita has the backing of Bajrang and two different outstanding wrestlers who have been a part of the protest — Sakshi Malik and Vinesh Phogat.

    “Anita is a former wrestler. She understands the sport, knows the sacrifices wrestlers have to make to win a medal for the country and will be the voice of wrestlers. Most importantly, women wrestlers will feel safe. I am not saying make me the president of the WFI. But the government had promised us that our opinion would matter when it came to who occupies the key posts in the WFI. It was one of the conditions and a reason we called off our protest. But it does not look like the promise will be fulfilled,” Bajrang stated.

    Sports minister Anurag Thakur, talking after a six-hour assembly with the protesting wrestlers in June, had stated, “After the elections, WFI should function as a good federation with good office-bearers. Players’ opinions should be taken in this regard. Former president Brij Bhushan Singh, who has completed three terms, and those close to him, should not be elected, the wrestlers have demanded,” Thakur had stated.

    After the federal government assuring the wrestlers that they’d have a say in deciding who occupies key posts within the new WFI govt committee, it was believed {that a} unanimous candidate could be nominated in every class, thus disposing of the necessity to have polls. However, candidates chosen by Brij Bhushan for the 15 posts have the backing of not less than 20 of the 25 state models.

    Mental torture

    Bajrang stated he reduce quick his coaching stint in Kyrgyzstan and returned to India on listening to about Brij Bhushan not backing down from fielding candidates of his selection for the elections.

    “It has been mental torture for me and Vinesh. After calling off the protest, we wanted to give 100 percent to training. But how is that possible when we know that Brij Bhushan’s people could run the federation again. We have been talking to the government, the sports ministry and the Sport Authority of India to ensure that those close to Brij Bhushan are not part of the election process. After returning to India, a lot of my time has gone in meetings and phone calls. It is very difficult to focus on wrestling and training when the future of the sport in India is at stake,” Bajrang added.

  • Wrestlers complain of unpaid dues to Oversight Committee; Brij Bhushan says he made contract announcement in ‘excitement’ of getting a sponsor

    — “In 2019, I was told I would be given Rs 1 lakh per month from the money they received from (sponsorship deal with) Tata. After that, I got a cheque of Rs 5.5 lakh and later, in 2021, Rs 4.5 lakh. I received approximately Rs 10 lakh,” Ravi Dahiya, Tokyo Olympics silver medallist.

    — “I was in Grade B and was entitled to Rs 25 lakh per year as per the contract. So far, I have received 2 cheques totalling to Rs 5.25 approximately,” Pooja Dhanda, 2018 World Championship bronze medallist.

    — “I was promised Rs 1 lakh per month but I just received Rs 6 lakh lump sum and was told I’d get the rest of the money later,” Deepak Punia, 2019 World Championship silver medallist.

    These are testimonies of a number of the wrestlers who deposed earlier than the government-appointed Oversight Committee, whose full report is talked about within the Delhi Police chargesheet.

    The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) had introduced annual central contracts for Indian wrestlers in 2018. In the identical 12 months Tata Motors got here on board because the principal sponsor of the WFI.

    Like the trio, each wrestler who appeared for the hearings identified the false guarantees made by the Wrestling Federation of India, unpaid dues and non-existent contracts, with one among them telling the committee she questioned the place the ‘sponsorship money promised to them went’.

    Yet, as they did with the sexual harassment allegations, the MC Mary Kom-led panel didn’t increase a crimson flag or suggest an investigation or audit from competent authorities.

    Instead, it merely steered that the WFI ‘use services of experts in contract management’, referred to as for ‘clear communication’ with stakeholders and suggested them to ‘maintain proper records of any contract which they have entered’.

    When the federal government appointed the Oversight Committee in January, it additionally tasked the members to look into the allegations of economic mismanagement made by the wrestlers other than the sexual harassment claims.

    In its abstract titled ‘Breach of Players Contract’, the panel famous: “Various players during their deposition brought out that they had a contract with Tata Motors, who are title sponsors of the WFI, wherein they were promised that every player would be provided sponsorship money based on a certain grading formulated by WFI.”

    Through the examinations of ‘various documents provided by the WFI’, it emerged that there was ‘no such provision made in the contract’.

    However, after the athletes had demanded they need to be paid from the sponsorship quantity in the event that they have been to put on singlets bearing the sponsor’s emblem, a recent contract was drafted by the federation’s industrial companions.

    Brij Bhushan mentioned the announcement of paid contracts for gamers was made in ‘excitement’ of getting a brand new sponsor on board, which by no means materialised.

    During his deposition, the WFI’s assistant secretary Vinod Tomar, a co-accused within the sexual harassment case, mentioned they signed a contract with ‘Vinesh, Bajrang and Sakshi’. Tomar mentioned there have been two different athletes who signed the contract however he ‘couldn’t bear in mind their names.’ When the committee requested for a duplicate of the contract neither Tomar nor the athletes have been in possession of it.

    According to Tomar, Bajrang’s annual contract was price Rs 30 lakh, Vinesh, he mentioned, was both ’Rs 20 or 25 lakh’ and Sakshi’s contract was valued at Rs 20 lakh.

    When a lawyer co-opted into the committee requested concerning the course of to resolve which participant would get a contract and its price, Tomar replied: “(Former) President (Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh), Secretary (VN Prasood), etc met and decided that players who are preparing for the Olympics would get Rs 30 lakh, Rs 25 lakh for World Championship medallist…”

    However, the athletes mentioned they didn’t obtain the promised sum.

    World Championship silver medallist Anshu Malik instructed the committee: “In February 2021, I read a statement (by the federation) in a newspaper that I along with Sonam (Malik) was upgraded to A category although we did not receive anything in Grade B… I had received one cheque of Rs 2.5 lakh but did not know for which category contract it was. We weren’t asked to sign any contract but were told we would get Rs 2.5 lakh every three months. Later, I received one (installment of) Rs 2.5 lakh on June 8 but nothing so far after that.”

    Rio Olympics bronze medallist Sakshi Malik mentioned she was ‘confused to date’ whether or not she featured in Grade A or B. “I think I received an installment of Rs 5 or 6 lakh. Where the rest of the money went I do not know. I used to call the federation and they put it on the sponsors while the sponsors blamed the federation,” Sakshi instructed the committee.

    World Championship medallist Vinesh Phogat mentioned she was promised a contract price Rs 25 lakh however obtained paid Rs 11-11.50 lakh in two installments.

    Former World Championship bronze medallist and ex-Asian champion Sarita Mor mentioned the federation claimed they’d despatched three installments however she acquired only one, amounting to Rs 67,000.

    Bajrang, whose contract was price Rs 30 lakh, was given Rs 22 lakh, in keeping with Tomar. Bajrang contested the declare, saying he didn’t obtain the mentioned quantity. When the committee countered Tomar, asking him why the promised Rs 30 lakh was not paid to Bajrang, he blamed it on the sponsors’ calls for.

  • Delhi courtroom to contemplate cost sheet in opposition to Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh on July 1

    By ANI

    NEW DELHI: Delhi’s Rouse Avenue courtroom on Tuesday listed the cost sheet in opposition to Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) Chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh in a sexual harassment case for consideration on July 1.

    Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Harjeet Singh Jaspal stated, “It is a lengthy charge sheet. It requires time to consider. The matter has been listed for consideration on July 1.”

    The courtroom disposed of the appliance in search of monitoring of the investigation within the matter as dismissed because it was withdrawn.

    “As the charge sheet has already been filed, the application has become infructuous,” the choose stated.

    However, after contemplating the submissions of the counsel for the complainant, the courtroom stated that he could file an utility for monitoring when he feels it’s required.

    Delhi police had filed a cost sheet in opposition to MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh and Vinod Tomar within the alleged sexual harassment case primarily based on the criticism by ladies wrestlers on June 15. The police had additionally filed a cancellation report in a POCSO case in opposition to Singh.

    Earlier, the ACMM had heard the appliance filed by the wrestlers in search of a court-monitored probe within the matter. The courtroom had referred to as for a standing report on the matter.

    Delhi Police officers on June 15 filed a cost sheet within the FIR in opposition to the WFI chief on the criticism of protesting wrestlers.

    The cost sheet has been filed below sections 354, 354D, 345A & 506 (1) of IPC, stated Special Public Prosecutor Atul Srivastava.

    In the wrestlers’ matter, there have been two FIRs registered in opposition to Singh on the premise of the wrestlers’ complaints.

    One was registered below POCSO Act and a cancellation report has been filed within the case of a Minor wrestler. The second was filed on the criticism of a number of wrestlers in Rouse Avenue Court in MP/MLA courtroom.

    Delhi Police on June 15 filed a report recommending the cancellation of the POCSO case in opposition to Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) Chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh in Patiala House Court, Delhi, citing lack of proof. This comes after the minor, who had accused the WFI chief of sexual harassment modified her assertion. There was no collaborative proof within the case, Delhi Police stated.

    “In both matters, Delhi Police officials said that in the FIR registered by the wrestlers, after completion of the investigation, we are filing a charge sheet for the offences under sections 354, 354A, 354D IPC against accused Singh and for offences under sections 109/ 354/354A/506 IPC against accused Vinod Tomar before the Rouse Avenue Court”, stated Suman Nalwa, PRO, Delhi Police.

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    The Delhi police additional stated, “In the POCSO matter, after completion of the investigation, we have submitted a police report under section 173 Cr PC requesting for a cancellation of the case based upon statements of the complainant i.e., the father of the victim and the victim herself.”

    Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur not too long ago instructed protesting wrestlers throughout his talks with them that the cost sheet within the case will likely be filed by June 15 and warranted that an Internal Complaint Committee of the wrestling federation will likely be constituted and will probably be headed by a lady.

    The protesting wrestlers had stated they’ll focus on the result of their talks with their supporters. 

    NEW DELHI: Delhi’s Rouse Avenue courtroom on Tuesday listed the cost sheet in opposition to Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) Chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh in a sexual harassment case for consideration on July 1.

    Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Harjeet Singh Jaspal stated, “It is a lengthy charge sheet. It requires time to consider. The matter has been listed for consideration on July 1.”

    The courtroom disposed of the appliance in search of monitoring of the investigation within the matter as dismissed because it was withdrawn.googletag.cmd.push(operate() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2′); );

    “As the charge sheet has already been filed, the application has become infructuous,” the choose stated.

    However, after contemplating the submissions of the counsel for the complainant, the courtroom stated that he could file an utility for monitoring when he feels it’s required.

    Delhi police had filed a cost sheet in opposition to MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh and Vinod Tomar within the alleged sexual harassment case primarily based on the criticism by ladies wrestlers on June 15. The police had additionally filed a cancellation report in a POCSO case in opposition to Singh.

    Earlier, the ACMM had heard the appliance filed by the wrestlers in search of a court-monitored probe within the matter. The courtroom had referred to as for a standing report on the matter.

    Delhi Police officers on June 15 filed a cost sheet within the FIR in opposition to the WFI chief on the criticism of protesting wrestlers.

    The cost sheet has been filed below sections 354, 354D, 345A & 506 (1) of IPC, stated Special Public Prosecutor Atul Srivastava.

    In the wrestlers’ matter, there have been two FIRs registered in opposition to Singh on the premise of the wrestlers’ complaints.

    One was registered below POCSO Act and a cancellation report has been filed within the case of a Minor wrestler. The second was filed on the criticism of a number of wrestlers in Rouse Avenue Court in MP/MLA courtroom.

    Delhi Police on June 15 filed a report recommending the cancellation of the POCSO case in opposition to Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) Chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh in Patiala House Court, Delhi, citing lack of proof. This comes after the minor, who had accused the WFI chief of sexual harassment modified her assertion. There was no collaborative proof within the case, Delhi Police stated.

    “In both matters, Delhi Police officials said that in the FIR registered by the wrestlers, after completion of the investigation, we are filing a charge sheet for the offences under sections 354, 354A, 354D IPC against accused Singh and for offences under sections 109/ 354/354A/506 IPC against accused Vinod Tomar before the Rouse Avenue Court”, stated Suman Nalwa, PRO, Delhi Police.

    ALSO READ | Wrestlers’ protest 2.0 can flip political, not good for anybody

    The Delhi police additional stated, “In the POCSO matter, after completion of the investigation, we have submitted a police report under section 173 Cr PC requesting for a cancellation of the case based upon statements of the complainant i.e., the father of the victim and the victim herself.”

    Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur not too long ago instructed protesting wrestlers throughout his talks with them that the cost sheet within the case will likely be filed by June 15 and warranted that an Internal Complaint Committee of the wrestling federation will likely be constituted and will probably be headed by a lady.

    The protesting wrestlers had stated they’ll focus on the result of their talks with their supporters. 

  • Went to courtroom for our gamers: Assam Wrestling Association 

    Express News Service

    CHENNAI: The most-searched wrestling federation on Monday can be the Assam Wrestling Association. Especially after it went to courtroom and stayed the Wrestling Federation of India’s election. The newly-formed state unit flexed its muscle apparently as a result of their affiliation with the WFI has been spurned on a number of events. And based on the newly-elected president, Ratul Sarma, it’s as a result of in the event that they continued to maintain silent they might by no means have gotten affiliation. Sarma additionally mentioned that they have been searching for affiliation after the current June 4 election however there was no constructive consequence. Getting an affiliation with out an Annual General Meeting is perhaps tough.

    “It’s for the wrestlers of the state of Assam and nothing else,” Sarma advised this every day on Monday. He mentioned that their nomination request to the returning officer (RO) who’s conducting the elections of the WFI was not accepted. And that compelled him to go to courtroom on Sunday, the final day of the nomination. He claimed that there was a decision through the 2014 AGM in Gonda to provide affiliation to the Assam unit however nothing occurred.

    The Assam Wrestling Association has been energetic since 1989 they usually have carried out main occasions like National Games in 2007 in Guwahati. “In 2003, at the Asian cadet wrestling championships in Taiwan, Laishram Sharmila won gold and even after that, we have won medals at various nationals. So after being active and being involved in so many things, we don’t know why they had been spurning our requests for affiliations.”

    “In the 2014 AGM there was a resolution that we should be accepted as a full-fledged unit and we had been requesting them since but for some reason or the other, nothing has transpired,” mentioned Sarma. “We have been writing to them since 1989 and even our previous president Pijush Hazarika had tried to get affiliation and even met the president of the WFI and requested him a number of times but we did not get any positive response from them. Since he (Mr Hazarika) was elected as Assam Table Tennis Association president, I became the president of Assam Wrestling Association in the election held on June 4.”

    Sarma mentioned that that they had been speaking to the WFI even earlier than and after the elections however surprisingly when the election discover was despatched there was nothing for the Assam unit. “They did not send any notification to us and still we requested the RO but nothing happened. So we thought we should request the honourable High Court for a stay because despite requesting them on multiple occasion there was no response. We hope something positive will come out of this.”

    When identified that normally an Annual General Meeting of a federation may give affiliation to a brand new physique and within the case of WFI that can happen solely after election, Sarma mentioned that the 2014 home had accepted its request for affiliation and that must be thought of.

    “We have been communicating with them since 1989 and we felt that even after this election they will not give any response so we thought we should approach the court,” he mentioned. “We cannot leave our wrestlers’ future in the dark and this is for their interest.”

    CHENNAI: The most-searched wrestling federation on Monday can be the Assam Wrestling Association. Especially after it went to courtroom and stayed the Wrestling Federation of India’s election. The newly-formed state unit flexed its muscle apparently as a result of their affiliation with the WFI has been spurned on a number of events. And based on the newly-elected president, Ratul Sarma, it’s as a result of in the event that they continued to maintain silent they might by no means have gotten affiliation. Sarma additionally mentioned that they have been searching for affiliation after the current June 4 election however there was no constructive consequence. Getting an affiliation with out an Annual General Meeting is perhaps tough.

    “It’s for the wrestlers of the state of Assam and nothing else,” Sarma advised this every day on Monday. He mentioned that their nomination request to the returning officer (RO) who’s conducting the elections of the WFI was not accepted. And that compelled him to go to courtroom on Sunday, the final day of the nomination. He claimed that there was a decision through the 2014 AGM in Gonda to provide affiliation to the Assam unit however nothing occurred.

    The Assam Wrestling Association has been energetic since 1989 they usually have carried out main occasions like National Games in 2007 in Guwahati. “In 2003, at the Asian cadet wrestling championships in Taiwan, Laishram Sharmila won gold and even after that, we have won medals at various nationals. So after being active and being involved in so many things, we don’t know why they had been spurning our requests for affiliations.”googletag.cmd.push(perform() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    “In the 2014 AGM there was a resolution that we should be accepted as a full-fledged unit and we had been requesting them since but for some reason or the other, nothing has transpired,” mentioned Sarma. “We have been writing to them since 1989 and even our previous president Pijush Hazarika had tried to get affiliation and even met the president of the WFI and requested him a number of times but we did not get any positive response from them. Since he (Mr Hazarika) was elected as Assam Table Tennis Association president, I became the president of Assam Wrestling Association in the election held on June 4.”

    Sarma mentioned that that they had been speaking to the WFI even earlier than and after the elections however surprisingly when the election discover was despatched there was nothing for the Assam unit. “They did not send any notification to us and still we requested the RO but nothing happened. So we thought we should request the honourable High Court for a stay because despite requesting them on multiple occasion there was no response. We hope something positive will come out of this.”

    When identified that normally an Annual General Meeting of a federation may give affiliation to a brand new physique and within the case of WFI that can happen solely after election, Sarma mentioned that the 2014 home had accepted its request for affiliation and that must be thought of.

    “We have been communicating with them since 1989 and we felt that even after this election they will not give any response so we thought we should approach the court,” he mentioned. “We cannot leave our wrestlers’ future in the dark and this is for their interest.”

  • Government eager to have dialogue with protesting wrestlers, says Sports Minister Anurag Thakur

    Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports of India, Anurag Thakur has tweeted that the central authorities is eager to have a ‘discussion’ with protesting wrestlers.

    “The government is willing to have a discussion with the wrestlers on their issues. I have once again invited the wrestlers for the same,” Thakur wrote by means of his social media.

    The assertion comes 4 days after Union Home Minister Amit Shah met a delegation of protesting wrestlers at his official residence throughout the capital.

    The Indian Express had reported earlier that the meeting, which is learnt to have lasted for over two hours and ended after midnight, was attended by Olympic medalists Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malik along with various coaches. “We had a meeting with the Home Minister. I can’t comment further,” Bajrang had instructed this paper.

    The 2021 Tokyo Olympics bronze medalist is amongst a number of of the nation’s excessive wrestlers, who’ve been protesting throughout the nationwide capital over higher than a month, demanding the arrest of Wrestling Federation of India chief, Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, alleging him of sexual harassment and misconduct.

    The Delhi Police registered two FIRs in the direction of Singh on April 28 that, as reported by this publication on Friday, have on the very least two circumstances of demanding “sexual favours” in lieu {{of professional}} assist; shut to fifteen incidents of sexual harassment that embrace 10 episodes of inappropriate touching, molestation that options working fingers over breasts, touching the navel; various circumstances of intimidation along with stalking.

    The Indian Express moreover reported that one Olympian, a Commonwealth gold medallist, a world referee and a state-level coach are learnt to have corroborated the allegations of on the very least three female wrestlers, and are among the many many 125 potential witnesses all through 4 states whose statements have been recorded by Delhi Police.

    The standing of the investigation into these allegations in the direction of Singh, as learnt, was the necessary factor problem raised by the wrestlers at their meeting with Shah. The wrestlers underlined their demand for a sturdy chargesheet to be filed shortly. The Home Minister is learnt to have acknowledged that the due course of have to be adopted.

  • In Brij Bhushan’s absence, ‘calm’ wrestlers intention for Jr India berths

    Packed halls, grapplers drenched in sweat, pumped-up coaches and the acquainted scent of pain-relieving gels. On the face of it, the selection trials at Sports Authority of India’s Sonepat Centre for the upcoming under-15 and under-20 Asian Wrestling Championships had been like one other throughout the present earlier. But there was one stark distinction: the absence of Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Singh.

    While some voices had been nonetheless supporting him, wrestlers and coaches spoke in hushed tones about feeling “a lot freer”, collaborating with out Brij Bhushan watching over them. “We are more pumped up and can participate without any pressure. Earlier the president would constantly hurl instructions over the mic and disrupt our rhythm. We just feel calmer with him not being around,” acknowledged a wrestler, requesting anonymity.

    For over a decade, Brij Bhushan has been a relentless presence at these events – sitting on a sofa, a mic in his hand, giving instructions and micro-managing the event. However, after he was accused of sexually harassing women wrestlers, an ad-hoc committee formed by the Indian Olympic Association has taken over the selection course of.

    And given that committee has opened its doorways for any athlete who has carried out state-level for the trials, there was a big spike throughout the participation numbers. For these trials alone, the committee obtained 2400 entries. On Day 1, there have been 550 registrations, in response to the organisers.

    With such massive numbers collaborating throughout the trials, every the wrestling halls on the SAI centre had been packed to the brim. The warmup mat on the Yogeshwar Dutt and Sushil Kumar hall resembled a ration queue as athletes waited for his or her flip.

    Most wrestlers appeared a bit reluctant to speak on the continued protest and the allegations of sexual harassment levelled at Brij Bhushan nonetheless there was a method of assist that the trials had been being carried out beneath the ad-hoc committee.

    “We wanted to give all the promising wrestlers a chance to participate. Since we have made it open, we are seeing new talent emerge. No one can complain now that there was favouritism in selections because we don’t know the athletes. Earlier we had a little fear if we could pull off the trials but we did it 10 days ago for another event. This time we are confident,” ad-hoc committee member Bhupender Singh Bajwa suggested The Indian Express.

    A 17-year-old wrestler, who trains at an academy in Gurgaon, was among the many many few who wanted to share her views on the continued protests. “My mother spoke to me about it and we support the wrestlers. We are with them and whatever happened was extremely wrong,” the wrestler acknowledged.

  • Wrestlers protest: Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal assaults govt, predicts ‘no arrest’, ‘wishy-washy’ chargesheet

    By PTI

    NEW DELHI: Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Monday attacked the federal authorities amid the wrestlers’ demand for movement in direction of outgoing WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, predicting that the BJP MP would not be arrested and a “wishy-washy” chargesheet might be filed, after which he might be granted bail.

    The assault by Sibal, a senior advocate who represented the protesting wrestlers inside the Supreme Court, comes after a delegation of the protesting wrestlers reportedly met Union Home Minister Amit Shah proper right here late Saturday.

    Wrestler Bajrang Punia was quoted as saying that the wrestlers’ delegation met Home Minister Amit Shah.

    In a tweet, Sibal talked about, “Amit Shah meets team of wrestlers. Wrestling for solutions. My prediction: No arrest. Wishy-washy chargesheet will be filed. Brij Bhushan will be granted bail. Then they will say the matter is sub-judice!”

    Amit Shah
    Meets crew of wrestlers

    Wrestling for choices

    My prediction :

    No arrest
    Wishy washy value sheet might be filed
    Brij Bhushan might be granted bail

    Then they will say matter is sub-judice !

    — Kapil Sibal (@KapilSibal) June 5, 2023

    The Delhi Police on April 28 had registered two FIRs in direction of the outgoing Wrestling Federation of India chief Singh on the Connaught Place police station, along with one on the concept of a grievance from the daddy of a minor wrestler invoking the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act that entails a jail time interval of as a lot as seven years on conviction.

    The FIRs registered following a Supreme Court order have charged him beneath quite a few Indian Penal Code (IPC) sections, along with assaulting a lady to outrage her modesty (half 354), sexual harassment (354A) and stalking (354D), which might be punishable with jail phrases of two-three years.

    Some of the complainants moreover alleged that Singh made advances to hunt “sexual favours”, promising to help them of their careers.

    Brij Bhusan Singh has denied all of the charges and talked about he’ll dangle himself even when a single allegation is confirmed in direction of him.

    ALSO READ: Two FIRs on Brij Bhushan reveal WFI chief sought ‘sexual favours’ from wrestlers

    NEW DELHI: Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Monday attacked the federal authorities amid the wrestlers’ demand for movement in direction of outgoing WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, predicting that the BJP MP would not be arrested and a “wishy-washy” chargesheet might be filed, after which he might be granted bail.

    The assault by Sibal, a senior advocate who represented the protesting wrestlers inside the Supreme Court, comes after a delegation of the protesting wrestlers reportedly met Union Home Minister Amit Shah proper right here late Saturday.

    Wrestler Bajrang Punia was quoted as saying that the wrestlers’ delegation met Home Minister Amit Shah.googletag.cmd.push(carry out() googletag.present(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    In a tweet, Sibal talked about, “Amit Shah meets team of wrestlers. Wrestling for solutions. My prediction: No arrest. Wishy-washy chargesheet will be filed. Brij Bhushan will be granted bail. Then they will say the matter is sub-judice!”

    Amit Shah
    Meets crew of wrestlers
    Wrestling for choices
    My prediction :
    No arrest
    Wishy washy value sheet might be filed
    Brij Bhushan might be granted bail
    Then they will say matter is sub-judice !
    — Kapil Sibal (@KapilSibal) June 5, 2023
    The Delhi Police on April 28 had registered two FIRs in direction of the outgoing Wrestling Federation of India chief Singh on the Connaught Place police station, along with one on the concept of a grievance from the daddy of a minor wrestler invoking the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act that entails a jail time interval of as a lot as seven years on conviction.

    The FIRs registered following a Supreme Court order have charged him beneath quite a few Indian Penal Code (IPC) sections, along with assaulting a lady to outrage her modesty (half 354), sexual harassment (354A) and stalking (354D), which might be punishable with jail phrases of two-three years.

    Some of the complainants moreover alleged that Singh made advances to hunt “sexual favours”, promising to help them of their careers.

    Brij Bhusan Singh has denied all of the charges and talked about he’ll dangle himself even when a single allegation is confirmed in direction of him.

    ALSO READ: Two FIRs on Brij Bhushan reveal WFI chief sought ‘sexual favours’ from wrestlers

  • Probe in direction of sidelined WFI chief Brij Bhusan Singh on: Delhi Police

    By Express News Service

    NEW DELHI: The Delhi Police on Wednesday talked about its probe in direction of sidelined Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh in a number of sexual harassment circumstances stays to be in progress, refuting tales in a little bit of the media that satisfactory proof was not found to arrest him. 

    “The cases filed by women wrestlers are still under consideration. Status reports are being filed before the court regarding the investigation,” a senior Delhi Police official talked about.

    Curiously, the police had from its official Twitter take care of acknowledged that the media’s claims have been unsuitable, nevertheless deleted that tweet after some time. 

    Singh goes by way of two circumstances of sexual harassment, one among them on a grievance by a minor, beneath the POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) Act. But an individual claiming to be the uncle of the minor sufferer sought to demolish her charges, alleging she was not a minor. He went on to accuse the agitating prime wrestlers of using the minor to frame Singh.

    The pushback received right here from Delhi Commission for Women’s Chairperson Swati Maliwal, who talked about it was a authorized offence to reveal the identification of the minor sufferer. Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur urged protesting wrestlers to not take any step which may undermine sports activities actions or injury players, together with appropriate movement might be taken as quickly because the probe is over. 

    Meanwhile, Maharashtra BJP MP Pritam Munde, daughter of the late Gopinath Munde, turned the first BJP lawmaker to express he displeasure on the denial of justice to the wrestlers. “The government should have quickly carried out an inquiry. Action should have been taken against the guilty. As a Lok Sabha MP and woman, I am very much concerned about it,” Pritam Munde talked about.

    NEW DELHI: The Delhi Police on Wednesday talked about its probe in direction of sidelined Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh in a number of sexual harassment circumstances stays to be in progress, refuting tales in a little bit of the media that satisfactory proof was not found to arrest him. 

    “The cases filed by women wrestlers are still under consideration. Status reports are being filed before the court regarding the investigation,” a senior Delhi Police official talked about.

    Curiously, the police had from its official Twitter take care of acknowledged that the media’s claims have been unsuitable, nevertheless deleted that tweet after some time. googletag.cmd.push(function() googletag.present(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    Singh goes by way of two circumstances of sexual harassment, one among them on a grievance by a minor, beneath the POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) Act. But an individual claiming to be the uncle of the minor sufferer sought to demolish her charges, alleging she was not a minor. He went on to accuse the agitating prime wrestlers of using the minor to frame Singh.

    The pushback received right here from Delhi Commission for Women’s Chairperson Swati Maliwal, who talked about it was a authorized offence to reveal the identification of the minor sufferer. Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur urged protesting wrestlers to not take any step which may undermine sports activities actions or injury players, together with appropriate movement might be taken as quickly because the probe is over. 

    Meanwhile, Maharashtra BJP MP Pritam Munde, daughter of the late Gopinath Munde, turned the first BJP lawmaker to express he displeasure on the denial of justice to the wrestlers. “The government should have quickly carried out an inquiry. Action should have been taken against the guilty. As a Lok Sabha MP and woman, I am very much concerned about it,” Pritam Munde talked about.

  • Probe in direction of sidelined WFI chief Brij Bhusan Singh on: Delhi Police

    By Express News Service

    NEW DELHI: The Delhi Police on Wednesday talked about its probe in direction of sidelined Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh in a number of sexual harassment circumstances stays to be in progress, refuting tales in a little bit of the media that ample proof was not found to arrest him. 

    “The cases filed by women wrestlers are still under consideration. Status reports are being filed before the court regarding the investigation,” a senior Delhi Police official talked about.

    Curiously, the police had from its official Twitter take care of acknowledged that the media’s claims have been unsuitable, nevertheless deleted that tweet after some time. 

    Singh goes via two circumstances of sexual harassment, one among them on a grievance by a minor, beneath the POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) Act. But an individual claiming to be the uncle of the minor sufferer sought to demolish her charges, alleging she was not a minor. He went on to accuse the agitating prime wrestlers of using the minor to frame Singh.

    The pushback received right here from Delhi Commission for Women’s Chairperson Swati Maliwal, who talked about it was a authorized offence to reveal the identification of the minor sufferer. Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur urged protesting wrestlers to not take any step which may undermine sports activities actions or injury avid gamers, together with appropriate movement will be taken as quickly because the probe is over. 

    Meanwhile, Maharashtra BJP MP Pritam Munde, daughter of the late Gopinath Munde, turned the first BJP lawmaker to specific he displeasure on the denial of justice to the wrestlers. “The government should have quickly carried out an inquiry. Action should have been taken against the guilty. As a Lok Sabha MP and woman, I am very much concerned about it,” Pritam Munde talked about.

    NEW DELHI: The Delhi Police on Wednesday talked about its probe in direction of sidelined Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh in a number of sexual harassment circumstances stays to be in progress, refuting tales in a little bit of the media that ample proof was not found to arrest him. 

    “The cases filed by women wrestlers are still under consideration. Status reports are being filed before the court regarding the investigation,” a senior Delhi Police official talked about.

    Curiously, the police had from its official Twitter take care of acknowledged that the media’s claims have been unsuitable, nevertheless deleted that tweet after some time. googletag.cmd.push(function() googletag.present(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    Singh goes via two circumstances of sexual harassment, one among them on a grievance by a minor, beneath the POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) Act. But an individual claiming to be the uncle of the minor sufferer sought to demolish her charges, alleging she was not a minor. He went on to accuse the agitating prime wrestlers of using the minor to frame Singh.

    The pushback received right here from Delhi Commission for Women’s Chairperson Swati Maliwal, who talked about it was a authorized offence to reveal the identification of the minor sufferer. Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur urged protesting wrestlers to not take any step which may undermine sports activities actions or injury avid gamers, together with appropriate movement will be taken as quickly because the probe is over. 

    Meanwhile, Maharashtra BJP MP Pritam Munde, daughter of the late Gopinath Munde, turned the first BJP lawmaker to specific he displeasure on the denial of justice to the wrestlers. “The government should have quickly carried out an inquiry. Action should have been taken against the guilty. As a Lok Sabha MP and woman, I am very much concerned about it,” Pritam Munde talked about.

  • Wrestlers protest: Tikait broadcasts ‘mahapanchayat’ in Muzaffarnagar on June 1

    By PTI

    MUZAFFARNAGAR: Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) chief Naresh Tikait said a ‘mahapanchayat’ shall be held in Muzaffarnagar’s Soram village on Thursday to debate the persevering with protest by wrestlers in direction of WFI chief Brij Bhushan Singh over sexual harassment prices.

    Tikait, the head of Balyan khap, on Tuesday night time time, said the matter shall be talked about intimately inside the mahapanchayat.

    On a drama-filled Tuesday, a number of of India’s best wrestlers accompanied by an entire lot of supporters gathered on the banks of the Ganga in Haridwar, threatening to immerse their World and Olympic medals inside the holy river, nonetheless refrained after being happy by Khap and farmer leaders who sought 5 days to cope with their grievances.

    Olympic medallists Sakshi Malik, Bajrang Punia and Asian Games gold medallist Vinesh Phogat went to Har ki Pauri on Tuesday to protest the inaction in direction of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief who has allegedly sexually harassed a lot of women grapplers.

    However, after spending an hour and 45 minutes, they returned after a lot of khap and political leaders urged them to not take such an extreme step.

    Tikait said a lot of representatives of assorted khaps and their heads hailing from Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab Rajasthan and Delhi shall be collaborating inside the mahapanchayat to resolve the next plan of motion inside the wrestlers’ protest.

    On May 28, the Delhi Police detained the wrestlers and filed FIRs in direction of them for violation of laws and order.

    MUZAFFARNAGAR: Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) chief Naresh Tikait said a ‘mahapanchayat’ shall be held in Muzaffarnagar’s Soram village on Thursday to debate the persevering with protest by wrestlers in direction of WFI chief Brij Bhushan Singh over sexual harassment prices.

    Tikait, the head of Balyan khap, on Tuesday night time time, said the matter shall be talked about intimately inside the mahapanchayat.

    On a drama-filled Tuesday, a number of of India’s best wrestlers accompanied by an entire lot of supporters gathered on the banks of the Ganga in Haridwar, threatening to immerse their World and Olympic medals inside the holy river, nonetheless refrained after being happy by Khap and farmer leaders who sought 5 days to cope with their grievances.googletag.cmd.push(carry out() googletag.present(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2′); );

    Olympic medallists Sakshi Malik, Bajrang Punia and Asian Games gold medallist Vinesh Phogat went to Har ki Pauri on Tuesday to protest the inaction in direction of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief who has allegedly sexually harassed a lot of women grapplers.
    However, after spending an hour and 45 minutes, they returned after a lot of khap and political leaders urged them to not take such an extreme step.

    Tikait said a lot of representatives of assorted khaps and their heads hailing from Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab Rajasthan and Delhi shall be collaborating inside the mahapanchayat to resolve the next plan of motion inside the wrestlers’ protest.

    On May 28, the Delhi Police detained the wrestlers and filed FIRs in direction of them for violation of laws and order.