Wrestlers Protest: Wrestlers have been protesting against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, BJP MP and President of Indian Wrestling Association, for the last several months, despite all the ruckus and complaints, no action has been taken against Brij Bhushan Singh. Now former Supreme Court Justice Madan B. Lokur has criticized the Delhi Police regarding this matter. He said that not getting justice to the wrestlers is like torturing them again. The former justice said that the complaints of the wrestlers were not taken care of properly.
This is again a case of harassment – Justice Lokur
Participating in a panel discussion on ‘The Wrestlers’ Struggle: Accountability of Institutions’, Justice Lokur said the victims have been “re-victimized” as the wrestlers await justice. “It is again a clear case of harassment. Wrestlers have said that they are under pressure.” The former Supreme Court justice said the wrestlers were forced to take to the streets as their complaints against Singh, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP, were ignored. . He criticized the Delhi Police for delaying the process.
No committee for complaint
Justice Lokur said that WFI does not have a committee to deal with complaints of sexual harassment, which is against the law. He said, “When the protests started in January, it was not that they had decided to go straight to Jantar Mantar. They made complaints, but there was no complaints committee in the wrestling federation.
Justice Lokur also talked about the apprehension of danger to the protesting wrestlers and pointed out that the Supreme Court had said that they should be provided security. He said, “We saw the gruesome scenes that happened on 28 May. The victims are being told that they are criminals because they protested.
allegation of violation of law
During this, Supreme Court lawyer Vrinda Grover alleged that the government had violated the law in the case of wrestlers. He said, “It is mandatory under the law to have an internal complaints committee. The law is being violated because there is no ICC in the wrestling federation.”
Many big wrestlers of India, including two Olympic medalists and a world champion, are demanding action against the WFI chief. Female wrestlers have accused Singh of sexual harassment.
(Input – Bhasha/PTI)
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