However, Ganguly remained tight-lipped and refused to take facets at the subject announcing “you don’t talk about things which you don’t have complete knowledge of”.
India’s most sensible wrestlers, together with Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malikhad been protesting towards the WFI leader and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh over allegations of sexual harassment, tough his arrest.
“Let them fight their battle. I really don’t know what’s happening there, I just read in the newspapers. I realized one thing in the sports world, that you don’t talk about things which you don’t have complete knowledge of . I hope it gets resolved. Wrestlers bring a lot of accolades to the country and hopefully, it will be resolved,” Ganguly stated at an tournament.
On April 23 Bajrang, Vinesh and Sakshi returned to the protest web page at Jantar Mantar. They claimed that six ladies wrestlers, and a minor, filed a sexual harassment criticism towards Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh at Connaught Place police station.
Seven days into the protest, police registered two FIRs towards WFI president Brij Bhushan over allegations of sexual harassment and exploitation of ladies wrestlers by means of him.
Earlier, on Wednesday, Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president PT Usha met the protesting wrestlers at Jantar Mantar.
Usha, a retired Indian track-and-field athlete and a Rajya Sabha MP, had previous ruffled feathers along with her remarks that the wrestlers will have to have approached the IOA as an alternative of hitting the streets towards the WFI and its president.
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On Wednesday night time, a scuffle broke out between the protesting wrestlers and the Delhi Police on the protest web page. The wrestlers claimed they have been manhandled and abused by means of the police body of workers.
Hours after a scuffle between wrestlers and Delhi Police on the protest web page, ace grappler Bajrang Punia on Thursday stated the wrestlers would imagine returning the medals, which they gained for the rustic over time, if police proceed to dishonor them.
Punia alleged that under the influence of alcohol police body of workers manhandled wrestlers on Wednesday past due night time once they sought after to usher in folding beds to the protest web page.
“If this is how medalists are honoured, what is the use for these medals? It is better that we lead a modest life and return the medals we have won to the government. The police were drunk and mistreated wrestlers by pushing and abusing them, Punia told reporters at the protest site.
The protesting wrestlers have made it clear that they won’t end their stir until they get justice and Brij Bhushan is removed as WFI chief and put behind bars.
(With ANI inputs)