Country’s top wrestlers resumed their agitation against the wrestling federation’s chief on Sunday, three months after they ended their sit-in protest following the formation of an oversight committee to probe into the serious allegations.
The sports ministry has not yet made public the findings of a six-member oversight panel that submitted its report on April 5.
The wrestlers on Wednesday said they are surprised that PM Modi congratulates them and clicks pictures with them when they win medals but now he has turned a blind eye to their plight when they are on road, seeking justice.
“PM Modi sir talks about ‘Beti Bachao’ and ‘Beti Padhao’, and listens to everybody’s ‘Mann Ki Baat’. Can’t he pay attention to our ‘mann ki baat’? He invitations us to his house once we win medals and offers us a large number of admire and calls us his daughters. Today, we enchantment to him to hear our ‘Mann Ki Baat’,” Rio Games bronze medalist Sakshi Malik said during a media interaction.
Interestingly, Malik drew an analogy with Prime Minister’s popular radio program ‘Mann Ki Baat’ which is completing 100 editions and to mark the milestone, several programs are being organized by the government.
“I wish to ask Smriti Irani (Union Minister) why she is silent now? It’s been 4 days that we have got been dozing at the street, enduring mosquito bites. We aren’t being allowed (by means of delhi police) to organize meals and teach, why are you silent? I simply wish to say that you simply come right here, pay attention to us and make stronger us,” added Malik.
Malik feels maybe their point is not reaching the Prime Minister.
“Maybe our reality isn’t achieving him, so we wish to meet him and let him know our problems.”
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Protesting wrestlers hold their morning exercise and training session at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar
An emotional world championship medalist Vinesh Phogat said,”we should not have the (phone) numbers (of related folks) wherein we will succeed in out to him so we’re interesting to PM Modi throughout the media to boost problems. Maybe he can then pay attention on your cries. Our souls are virtually lifeless, possibly he’s going to see.”
“He does his program ‘Mann ki Baat’ however has he, even for a minute given a concept to our ‘mann ki baat, how a lot quandary, does he assume we are facing that daughters of the country are sitting at the roads and are at the cusp of quitting wrestling by means of status towards a large legal?”
Vinesh also said that they will take out a candle light march later in the evening.
“Maybe the government cannot see, so we can take out a candle mild march to provide some mild. Maybe they may be able to see that daughters of India, who aren’t simply wrestlers however constitute the sentiments of many ladies, are out at the roads .
Tokyo Games bronze medalist Bajrang additionally appealed to the PM.
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“These are daughters of India appealing to you, please do justice to them,” he stated.
“We had brought wrestling mats for practice but we were not allowed, even though we can’t prepare our food here because there is no permission. Now, will we have to take permission even for breathing,” requested Bajrang.
He additionally added that efforts are being made by means of WFI leader’s males to scare them.
“A few people are trying to discourage us and scare us by narrating stories about how Brij Bhushan got an adversary killed. But let me tell you that we are not going to get scared.”
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Vinesh additionally appealed to all athletes, throughout disciplines, to face united with them.
“Can’t we put greed, fear and self interest behind? I appeal to all sports persons of the nation, Olympic medalists, national medalists and world championship medalists to come together and stay united.
“If we come in combination, there’s no reason we will’t be the number 1 country within the Olympics in the future.”
