Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah questioned the need for a new Parliament building after protesting wrestlers were detained by the police on Sunday for demanding justice.
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi on Sunday hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government and said that the government is mercilessly trampling the voices of women players under their boots.
Ace wrestlers Vinesh Phogat, Sakshee Mallik and Bajrang Punia were among others who were detained by Delhi Police on Sunday while attempting to march to the new Parliament building where they planned to stage a demonstration.
Earlier in the day, the protesting wrestlers who were trying to march towards the new Parliament from their site of protest at Jantar Mantar were stopped and detained by the security personnel in Delhi on Sunday.
In view of protesting wrestlers' call for women Maha Panchayat in front of the new Parliament building in the national capital, the members of the Punjab Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee were stopped at Ambala border by police on Sunday.
In the wake of the protesting wrestlers' march towards the newly-built Parliament House which will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday, Delhi Police heightened the security in the national capital.
Following the wrestlers' announcement of holding a march towards the new Parliament building on the day of its inauguration, Baba Ramdev on Saturday appealed to them to reconsider their decision stating that doing so will be a "disregard" to the democracy and those who sacrificed their li
Delhi's Patiala House Court on Thursday called for an Action Taken report (ATR) from Delhi police on the complaint filed against wrestlers, protesting at Jantar Mantar in the national capital.