A purported video of Balyavi's speech at the Karbala Maidan in Barhi block of Jharkhand's Hazaribagh in which he said that Muslims will turn cities into Karbala (Har shehar ko Karbala bana denge) has gone viral on social media.
Before speaking to the media, the protesting wrestlers on Friday wrote a letter to PT Usha, President of the Indian Olympic Association on "sexual harassment" complaints against Wrestling Federation India chairman Brij Bhushan Saran Singh.
The letter signed by Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat, Sakshee Malikkh, Ravi Dahiya, and Deepak Punia's demands the resignation of the WFI chief and the formation of an inquiry committee on the allegations of sexual harassment.
In the aftermath of the Rajouri terror attacks this month, a woman teacher from Jammu & Kashmir has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to provide village defence guards with automatic weapons for self-protection citing "fear" among people.
Congress leader and Lok Sabha MP Manickam Tagore on Thursday demanded legal action against BJP MP Tejasvi Surya who allegedly opened the emergency exit door of an aircraft at the Chennai airport during the boarding process in December.
The Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday came out in support of the wrestlers protesting against the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), and called for a probe and appropriate action over allegations of sexual exploitation and mental harassment against the WFI chief.
"I demand that the Government of India should take immediate action by suspending the Wrestling Federation of India. A CBI and SC-monitored probe should be conducted," Hooda told ANI.
The Chamber of Trade and Industry (CTI) on Thursday urged Lieutenant Governor of Delhi VK Saxena to suspend the ongoing sealing drive by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) in Sadar Bazar till the formation of the new administration in the MCD.
In its communication to WFI, the Ministry has stated that "since the matter pertains to the well-being of athletes, the Ministry has taken a very serious view of the matter."
"The protest dharna will continue till the government provides reservation under 2A," said Panchamsali pontiff of Kudalasangama Mutt Jaya Mruthyunjaya Swamiji.
Tamil Nadu Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday wrote to the state Director General of Police (DGP) and demanded action against DMK leader Shivaji Krishnamoorthy for making controversial remarks against Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi.