BJP and Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh on Wednesday asked people to wait for the court's verdict with regard to the allegations of sexual harassment by women wrestlers.
Olympian Bajrang Punia has said that the father of the minor girl who changed statement in sexual harassment case against WFI chief Birj Bhushan Singh had said that he "was under a lot of pressure" and that the entire family was in depression.
"We will participate in Asian Games only when all these issues will be resolved. You can't understand what we're going through mentally each day," Sakshi Malik said at the Mahapanchayat held at Sonipat, Haryana.
Olympian Bajrang Punia, who has been part of the protest by wrestlers against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, said on Saturday that they will put forward their discussions with the government before the people supporting them during the Panchayat to be
To a local Haryana news channel-Khabrain Abhi Tak, the complainant's father said that he has corrected his statement in court as he had said some things wrong and wanted to correct it.
Speaking to ANI, Bajrang Punia said, "The Union minister assured us that the ongoing investigation (against Brij Bhushan) by Delhi Police will be completed by June 15. We also requested all FIRs filed against wrestlers be withdrawn. The minister agreed to this demand."
"I had a long 6-hour discussion with the wrestlers. We assured them that the probe will be completed by June 15 and a chargesheet will be submitted. The next election for WFI president will be conducted by June 30," the Union Sports minister said.
Meanwhile, Sakshi Malik, Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia, who have been leading the protest against the country's wrestling federation Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, have resumed their duties in the Railways.
Members of the Tamil Nadu Government Employees Association (TNGEA) staged marches across the state on Tuesday in solidarity with the wrestlers who are on a protest seeking the arrest of Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, a BJP MP and Wrestling Federation of India president, over sexual harassment ch
"No this is all rumours we did not call off the protest. I came to the office to finish some pending work for a day or two and we are making our strategy on what to do next, how to continue the protest in a non-violent way" Sakshi Malik told ANI.