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Top Wrestlers Rejoin Work, Sakshee Malikkh Says “Protest Will Continue”


The wrestlers’ protest has grown in quantity (File)

New Delhi:

India’s ace wrestlers – Sakshee Malikkh, Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia , who’ve been on the forefront of the protest in opposition to the nation’s wrestling federation Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, have resumed their duties within the Railways.

Sakshee Malikkh, Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia resumed their work on Might 31, days after the protesting wrestlers had been evicted from Jantar Mantar in Delhi – the place that they had been protesting since April.

Each Ms Malikkh and Mr Punia have, nevertheless, denied the experiences of withdrawing from the protest. “That is our struggle for justice. We is not going to step again. We’re engaged on our future technique,” Ms Malikkh stated.

The wrestlers met House Minister Amit Shah on late Saturday night and requested for an neutral probe in opposition to Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh – who has been accused of sexual harassment by seven feminine wrestlers, together with a minor.

Amit Shah assured the wrestlers that the regulation stays identical for everybody, it is learnt. “Let the regulation take its personal course,” he reportedly informed the wrestlers.

Ms Malikkh stated that they had a “regular” dialog with Mr Shah. “We have now just one demand – to arrest Brij Bhushan Singh. We are going to proceed our protest till we get justice,” she stated.

Sources say the protesting wrestlers had sought a gathering with Mr Shah after their five-day deadline for motion in opposition to the wrestling federation chief ended on Saturday.

The wrestlers, who allege that their protest in opposition to the wrestling federation chief has been largely ignored, had final month introduced their choice to immerse their medals into the river Ganga in Haridwar.

They, nevertheless, quickly shelved their plan after intervention from farmer chief Naresh Tikait.

Earlier, the Delhi Police had accused the protesting wrestlers of rioting on throughout their protest march to new parliament, saying they broke the regulation in a frenzy regardless of repeated requests.

A number of protesters had been detained in the course of the march on Might 28. Visuals of champions Vinesh Phogat and her cousin Sangeeta Phogat being pinned onto the bottom by the police had evoked shock and outrage throughout the nation.

The Delhi Police, who shut the Jantar Mantar protest web site to the wrestlers after the crackdown, stated they can even not be allowed to carry a protest at India Gate.

Cops have filed two First Info Experiences or FIRs in opposition to Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. Of the 2 FIRs, one relies on mixed complaints of six grownup wrestlers, and a separate one relies on the grievance of the daddy of an underage wrestler.

The wrestlers’ protest has grown in quantity, with veterans from the sports activities fraternity and Haryana farmers becoming a member of in to indicate help.

Internationally, the United World Wrestling (UWW), the game’s governing physique, issued an announcement condemning the detention of the wrestlers and criticizing the “lack of outcomes” within the investigations in opposition to Mr Singh. The UWW reminded the Indian Olympic Affiliation (IOA) of its promise to carry recent elections for the WFI inside 45 days and warned that failure to take action might result in the suspension of the federation.

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