NEW DELHI: Welcoming the submitting of an FIR towards Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, the crowd of protesting wrestlers led by way of Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat and Sakshi Malikon Friday, stated that they’re going to proceed with their sit-in at Jantar Mantar until the time the Wrestling Federation of India’s (WFIsidelined president isn’t arrested and put at the back of bars by way of the delhi police,
The wrestlers upped the ante by way of hard that now not handiest Singh be arrested, however stripped of all respectable privileges, together with terminating his Lok Sabha club. Singh is an MP from Kaiserganj from Uttar Pradesh.
The building got here after the Delhi Police on Friday advised the Supreme Court that it could sign up an FIR towards Singh by way of the tip of the day within the criticism filed by way of the rustic’s best feminine wrestlers alleging sexual harassment by way of the WFI leader.
Reigning CWG and Asian Games champion Vinesh stated that the wrestlers worry that the Delhi Police may report a free FIR towards Singh to offer protection to him. She additionally asked that safety be equipped to protesting wrestlers in addition to the seven complainants, together with a minor feminine athlete, as they worry for his or her lives from the aides of Singh.
“We don’t trust Delhi police. It took six days for them to register an FIR against Singh. By delaying the FIR, the police has lost our faith. We fear that they will file a loose FIR to save Singh. He should have been by now arrested and put behind the bars, but nothing of that sort happened,” Vinesh stated.
“We believe that only the Supreme Court can provide us relief. We only trust the judiciary now. We don’t have faith in police or any of the government-appointed committees. We demand the honorable Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi ji, to remove him as an MP and strips him of all constitutional posts,” she added.
Sakshi, on her section, stated that the submitting of an FIR towards Singh is step one in opposition to victory and they’re assured that he’s going to quickly be put at the back of the bars. “The protest will continue for now. We demand his immediate arrest and removal as an MP. He is an influential politician, a bahubali, and we fear for our lives and that of the complainants.”
Bajrang stated Singh has 38 legal instances pending towards him in several police stations of the rustic however no motion was once taken towards him in any of the instances.
“This could be another one such case. By filing an FIR against him doesn’t mean that our fight to cleanse the sport of wrestling is over. We will continue with our agitation till the time he is removed as the WFI chief and arrested. I also appeal to the authorities to provide us security, as well as to the complainants.”
Vinesh knowledgeable that they’d give you the proof of sexual harassment towards Singh handiest to the Supreme Court and to not any government-appointed committees.
“We don’t trust committees any more. They have failed to provide us justice. They have done nothing to punish Singh. We only have faith in the judiciary.”
She additionally welcomed the outpouring of enhance for his or her motion from a number of former and present sportspersons of the rustic, in addition to Bollywood celebrities. “It feels great that so many sportspersons and celebrities have come forward and tweeting in support of our protest. I want to tell them that this fight is not about just wrestling but to cleanse Indian sports by eradicating such people who exploit athletes from the system, she added.
On comments by union sports minister Anurag Singh Thakur that he gave a patient hearing to wrestlers when they originally sat on protest in January this year and spent around 12 hours spread across two days listening to their grievances before forming an oversight committee, Bajrang said the minister would better know how much did he listen to their complaints against Singh.
“He will have to be understanding it higher. He stated he gave us 12 hours in listening to. I feel he did not concentrate to us for greater than 12 mins. That’s why are pronouncing, we do not arrest any committee,” he added.
The wrestlers upped the ante by way of hard that now not handiest Singh be arrested, however stripped of all respectable privileges, together with terminating his Lok Sabha club. Singh is an MP from Kaiserganj from Uttar Pradesh.
The building got here after the Delhi Police on Friday advised the Supreme Court that it could sign up an FIR towards Singh by way of the tip of the day within the criticism filed by way of the rustic’s best feminine wrestlers alleging sexual harassment by way of the WFI leader.
Reigning CWG and Asian Games champion Vinesh stated that the wrestlers worry that the Delhi Police may report a free FIR towards Singh to offer protection to him. She additionally asked that safety be equipped to protesting wrestlers in addition to the seven complainants, together with a minor feminine athlete, as they worry for his or her lives from the aides of Singh.
“We don’t trust Delhi police. It took six days for them to register an FIR against Singh. By delaying the FIR, the police has lost our faith. We fear that they will file a loose FIR to save Singh. He should have been by now arrested and put behind the bars, but nothing of that sort happened,” Vinesh stated.
“We believe that only the Supreme Court can provide us relief. We only trust the judiciary now. We don’t have faith in police or any of the government-appointed committees. We demand the honorable Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi ji, to remove him as an MP and strips him of all constitutional posts,” she added.
Sakshi, on her section, stated that the submitting of an FIR towards Singh is step one in opposition to victory and they’re assured that he’s going to quickly be put at the back of the bars. “The protest will continue for now. We demand his immediate arrest and removal as an MP. He is an influential politician, a bahubali, and we fear for our lives and that of the complainants.”
Bajrang stated Singh has 38 legal instances pending towards him in several police stations of the rustic however no motion was once taken towards him in any of the instances.
“This could be another one such case. By filing an FIR against him doesn’t mean that our fight to cleanse the sport of wrestling is over. We will continue with our agitation till the time he is removed as the WFI chief and arrested. I also appeal to the authorities to provide us security, as well as to the complainants.”
Vinesh knowledgeable that they’d give you the proof of sexual harassment towards Singh handiest to the Supreme Court and to not any government-appointed committees.
“We don’t trust committees any more. They have failed to provide us justice. They have done nothing to punish Singh. We only have faith in the judiciary.”
She additionally welcomed the outpouring of enhance for his or her motion from a number of former and present sportspersons of the rustic, in addition to Bollywood celebrities. “It feels great that so many sportspersons and celebrities have come forward and tweeting in support of our protest. I want to tell them that this fight is not about just wrestling but to cleanse Indian sports by eradicating such people who exploit athletes from the system, she added.
On comments by union sports minister Anurag Singh Thakur that he gave a patient hearing to wrestlers when they originally sat on protest in January this year and spent around 12 hours spread across two days listening to their grievances before forming an oversight committee, Bajrang said the minister would better know how much did he listen to their complaints against Singh.
“He will have to be understanding it higher. He stated he gave us 12 hours in listening to. I feel he did not concentrate to us for greater than 12 mins. That’s why are pronouncing, we do not arrest any committee,” he added.