Wrestlers Peotest Today: Wrestlers’ agitation against Indian Wrestling Federation president and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh continues. There is an allegation of sexual exploitation against Brij Bhushan and on the complaint of women wrestlers, two FIRs against him are also registered with the Delhi Police. Wrestlers are demanding the arrest of Brij Bhushan, but this has not happened after more than a month of dharna. Meanwhile, once again the turning point came in the matter when on Tuesday (June 6) Sports Minister Anurag Thakur once again gave an open invitation to the wrestlers for talks. Anurag Thakur tweeted and wrote, the government is ready for talks with the wrestlers. Let us see what has happened in the wrestlers’ movement so far.
10 big things in the movement so far
- On Tuesday (June 6), Union Minister Anurag Thakur tweeted and wrote, the government is willing to discuss with the wrestlers. I have once again called the wrestlers for talks.
- Prior to this, on June 3, a meeting took place between Union Home Minister Amit Shah and the wrestlers as part of an attempt by the government to open the deadlock. However, no decision was taken in this.
- On June 5, two days after meeting the Home Minister, Sakshi Malik and Bajrang Punia went to the office to attend to some work related to their jobs in the Railways. It was claimed that these wrestlers distanced themselves from the performance. However, both made it clear that they have not given up their fight.
- Wrestlers Sakshi Malik and Bajrang Punia denied these rumors by tweeting. He said that he had gone to the railway office to do some of his remaining work. Our protest will continue till justice is served. If we have to leave the job for this, then we will leave.
- The second phase of the wrestlers’ movement began on 21 April when they appeared before the Delhi Police to file an FIR against Brij Bhushan. During this his FIR was not written. Two days later, on April 23, the wrestlers started a sit-in at Jantar Mantar.
- Along with the dharna, the wrestlers approached the Supreme Court to file an FIR against Supreme Brij Bhushan and demanded directions to the Delhi Police. After the Supreme Court’s notice, the Delhi Police said that it is ready to file an FIR. On April 28, two FIRs were registered against Brijbhushan Sharan Singh at the Connaught Place police station. In this, an FIR is on the complaint of a minor wrestler, on the basis of which the POCSO Act has been imposed against Brij Bhushan.
- On the intervening night of May 3-4, there was a clash between the wrestlers protesting at Jantar Mantar and the Delhi Police. The wrestlers alleged in front of the media that they had ordered some folding beds due to the rain, but the Delhi Police did not allow them to be brought. He claimed that the police used force against him.
- On May 28, when the new Parliament building was being inaugurated, on the same day the wrestlers announced Mahila Samman Mahapanchayat in front of the new Parliament. The wrestlers started marching towards Parliament around 11.30 a.m. but were stopped by the Delhi Police. During this, Bajrang Punia, Sakshi Malik and Vinesh Phogat were taken into custody. All were later released. On May 28 itself, Delhi Police removed the demonstration of wrestlers from Jantar Mantar. His belongings were removed from there and sent to another place. Delhi Police said that now wrestlers will not be allowed to protest at Jantar Mantar.
- On May 30, the wrestlers announced that they would float their medals in the Ganges. On the same day in the evening, the wrestlers reached Har Ki Pauri in Haridwar with their medals. During this, Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Naresh Tikait and other Khap representatives reached there and stopped the wrestlers from floating the medals in the Ganges. After this, Naresh Tikait gave an ultimatum of 5 days to the government to resolve the issue by talking to the wrestlers.
- On June 2, Brijbhushan Sharan Singh announced the cancellation of the event to be held in Ayodhya. Brij Bhushan wrote in a Facebook post, the police is probing the allegations and respecting the serious directions of the Supreme Court, the “Jan Chetna Maharally, June 5, Ayodhya Chalo” program has been postponed for a few days.
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