Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, Jan 19: The leader of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), Brinda Karat, joined the wrestler’s protest on Thursday, as the demonstration reached its second day in the nation’s capital. However, Olympian Bajrang Punia asked her to leave the stage.
At Delhi’s Jantar Mantar, where prominent wrestlers have continued their sit-in protest and are calling for action against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh and other officials over the alleged sexual exploitation of several athletes, Karat was asked to leave the stage with her hands folded.
“Neeche utar jaaiye please (Please get down)… We request you, madam, please don’t make this political,” Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Bajrang Punia told Brinda Karat when she arrived at the venue.
#WATCH | CPI(M) leader Brinda Karat asked to step down from the stage during wrestlers' protest against WFI at Jantar Mantar in Delhi. pic.twitter.com/sw8WMTdjsk
— ANI (@ANI) January 19, 2023
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Thirty wrestlers congregated at the well-known protest spot, including Olympic medalist Sakshi Malik from Rio, World Champion Sarita Mor, Sangeeta Phogat, Anshu Malik, Sonam Malik, Satyawart Malik, Jitender Kinha, Amit Dhankar, and CWG medalist Sumit Malik.
The government formed a three-member committee to investigate the claims after the wrestlers claimed that several trainers at the national camp in Lucknow had taken advantage of female wrestlers.
