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
A scuffle broke out between the protesting wrestlers and Delhi Police at the protest site on Wednesday night. The wrestlers claimed they were manhandled and abused by the police personnel
Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Abhimanyu Kohar and others were on their way to join the wrestlers' protest against the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Singh over alleged sexual harassment complaints against him.
In a May 4 letter to Amit Shah, ace grapplers Bajrang Punia, Sakshee Mallikh and Vinesh Phogat alleged that the Delhi Police personnel "attacked" protestors on May 3 late evening and said that "insulting" those who represent the country amounts to "tarnishing the nation's goodwill".
According to Punia, the police were drunk and mistreated wrestlers last night. He questioned if the police continue to dishonour them, what is the meaning of the medals they ahve won for the country.
the Delhi Police on Thursday said that the supporters of wrestlers became aggressive after they were stopped from taking folding beds at the protest site which they were not allowed, leading to the chaos.
A scuffle broke out between ace wrestlers protesting against the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Singh and Delhi Police at Jantar Mantar on Wednesday.
The wrestlers led by Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik, and Bajrang Punia have been protesting at the Jantar Mantar demanding action against WFI Chief Brij Bhushan Singh over sexual misconduct allegations against him levelled by top female wrestlers.