New Delhi ∙ Wrestling Federation President and BJP MP Brijbhushan Saran Singh and some coaches have accused female wrestlers of sexually exploiting them and threatening to kill them.
Prominent wrestlers, including Olympians, have said that if action is not taken at the government level against the criminals, they will go to the police with a complaint. Olympians Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik and Bajrang Punia have demanded strict action against Brij and dissolution of the governing body of the federation.
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At the same time, the organizers asked CPM politburo member Vrinda Karat to leave the stage. The position of the organizers was that they were not interested in politicizing the protest and could not be on stage. VRinda later spoke to the media outside the venue.
They said it was unfortunate that wrestlers had to strike and action should be taken against the offenders. CPI leader Binoy Vishwa also spoke in support of the wrestlers outside the protest venue. The star strike will continue today.
English Summary: Wrestling protests against the president of the Wrestling Federation of India, Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, continue
