With farmers advancing into the national capital to show solidarity with the wrestlers' protest at Jantar Mantar, ace grappler Bajrang Punia on Monday said that the protest is a "fight for the daughters of India".
Wrestlers have been protesting at Jantar Mantar for over 10 days demanding the arrest of Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Singh and his sacking from the post in the light of allegations of sexual harassment by the wrestlers.
Wrestlers have been protesting at Jantar Mantar for over 10 days demanding the arrest of Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Singh and his sacking from the post in the light of allegations of sexual harassment by the wrestlers.
Amid the farmers' march to Jantar Mantar in support of the protesting grapplers in the national capital, over 2,000 jawans have been deployed on Sunday.
Speaking to ANI at the protest site near the iconic Jantar Mantar, Punia said, "We will protest as long as we don't get justice. This is the fight for the respect and dignity of our country's daughters and mothers and also for the dignity of the country."
Wrestlers are staging a protest demanding the arrest of Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh and his removal from the post following allegations of sexual harassment.
Sports Minister Anurag Thakur on Friday said that the demand for free and fair elections of the Wrestling Federation of India was taken into consideration. The IOA is working towards it. They asked for a committee which has been already constituted. He has requested the protesting wrestle
Former Haryana Chief Minister and Leader of Opposition Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Thursday reached Jantar Mantar to extend his support to the wrestlers protesting against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh over alleged sexual harassment of women wrestler