An afternoon after the Supreme Court disposed off their petition and requested them to method decrease courts, the protesting wrestlers shaped two committees to come to a decision their plan of action. The first committee contains 31 contributors whilst the second one has 9 contributors, wrestler Bajrang Punia knowledgeable on Friday.
“The objective for both committees is the same — to decide on the way forward. The 31-member committee consists of members from all the organizations that are joining our struggle, be it khap panchayats, farmer organizations, labor groups or student and women groups . The nine-member committee will decide on our wrestling matters. We will disclose more details on Saturday,” the Tokyo Games bronze medalist mentioned because the sit-in entered the thirteenth day.
“None of the wrestlers sitting here are part of either of the two committees. Our job is to fight,” he added. The wrestlers held lengthy discussions with their suggest Narendra Hooda all over the day.
“Vinesh (Phogat) is co-ordinating with our legal team. We are ready to begin our stir from the very beginning. We are ready to approach the high court or the magistrate court, depending on what our legal team advises. This will be a long fight but we won’t back down till Brij Bhushan is arrested. That has been our only demand since we sat here,” Punia mentioned.
“The recording of statements of complainants under Section 161 of CrPC was completed today. Now, all statements will be recorded under Section 164.”
On Sunday, representatives from numerous khaps are anticipated to succeed in Jantar Mantar to specific cohesion with the protestors. They may also grasp a ‘panchayat’ on the protest website online.
“The accused is roaming loose and we’re sitting in the back of the barricades. It looks like a jail. I’m instructed even the borders are closely barricaded. Our supporters are dealing with a large number of hassle attaining right here. I request the police to aspect with the reality the 29-year-old mentioned.
Earlier within the day, Sports Minister Anurag Thakur mentioned that the federal government has fulfilled wrestlers’ calls for.
“As far as athletes’ demands are concerned, I would like to say we promised to conduct fair elections and IOA will be conducting that,” Thakur mentioned in Lucknow.
“We promised to shape a committee and we’ve got completed that. An FIR used to be intended to be lodged and Delhi Police have completed that as neatly. They sought after an even trial and Delhi Police is on it. The Supreme Court, too, has introduced its choice.”
Responding to his feedback, Punia asked Thakur to be “truthful and impartial.”
“When the victims shared their stories with them and broke down, he assured us that he would personally get the FIR done. I would request him to be truthful and impartial,” he mentioned.
Meanwhile, outgoing Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh thanked the Supreme Court for final the petition towards him.
“I have faith in the Supreme Court. I am a devotee of Lord Hanuman. Whenever I get into trouble, Lord Hanuman protects me and becomes my saviour,” mentioned Singh.