Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, April 30: Seven complainants who have accused Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh of sexual harassment have received security from Delhi Police. Following a directive from the Supreme Court, Delhi Police increased the level of security. The change occurs two days after two FIRs were filed against the WFI leader, a BJP MP.
As a result of the FIR being filed against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, Olympic medalist and wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt, who was also a member of the committee that looked into the charges of sexual harassment of wrestlers, advised the competitors to concentrate on their sport.
“Police will take action only when you report it to them. They won’t do it if one sits at home. Wrestlers should have done it three months back. I had said earlier too that if they want action, they should report it to the Police,” he said.
Political parties have continued to support the wrestlers’ sit-in at Jantar Mantar in the nation’s capital while Bhim Army chief Chandrasekhar Azad showed up there on Sunday to support the wrestlers’ demand.
Top Indian wrestlers including Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia, and Sakshi Malik have accused Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh of sexual harassment and stated that they won’t leave the demonstration area at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar until the WFI president is taken into custody.
Robert Vadra, the husband of Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi, also travelled to the Jantar Mantar to show solidarity with the wrestlers who were protesting. Priyanka Gandhi met with the grapplers yesterday and requested that the WFI chief be brought to justice.
Arvind Kejriwal, the chief minister of Delhi, also spoke out in favour of the wrestlers and argued that individuals who harass women should be hanged.
“Wrestlers who have made the country proud have been protesting at Jantar Mantar for the past week. They have been insulted. Those who harass women should be hanged,” Kejriwal said after meeting the wrestlers at the protest site.
