Olympic medalist wrestlers Sakshi Malik and Bajrang Punia along with Vinesh Phogat took to Twitter on Sunday where they said that the government has fulfilled its promise of filing a chargesheet against Singh. Vinesh and Sakshi also announced they were taking a short break from social med
This was posted in reply to former wrestler and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Yogeshwar Dutt who had in a video expressed disappointment at reports that Indian Olympic Association's (IOA) ad hoc committee had decided to exempt protesting wrestlers from the initial trials. The report
Bajrang Punia, Sakshi Malik and Vinesh Pogat, the three Indian wrestlers protesting against the former President of the Wrestling Federation of India, Brij Bhushan Singh, went live on social media on Saturday and fiercely attacked the country's former Olympic medalist Yogeshwar Dutt. In the
Olympians Bajrang Punia, Sakshi Malik and Vinesh Phogat along with other wrestlers had been on a protest in the national capital since the beginning of this year in order to press for the arrest of the Brij Bhushan over allegations of sexual harassment.
Olympian wrestler Bajrang Punia lashed out at Olympics medallist Yogeshwar Dutt and said that he is no longer an "athlete" but a "politician" spreading hatred.
Olympians Bajrang Punia, Sakshi Malik and Vinesh Phogat along with other wrestlers had been on a protest in the national capital since the beginning of this year in order to press for the arrest of the Brij Bhushan over allegations of sexual harassment.
Padma Shri winner and Olympic bronze medallist Yogeshwar Dutt on Friday expressed his disappointment over reports that the Indian Olympic Association's (IOA) ad hoc committee has decided to exempt protesting wrestlers from the initial trials.
Born and brought up in a small business family having their own trading business in footwear and apparel, Sakshi completed her primary education in Parwanoo. She completed her 10th class in Himachal Pradesh and had nurtured an interest in flying airplanes since then.
In the video, Sakshi Malik and her husband Satyawart Kadian thanked Babita Phogat for supporting the wrestlers' protest and working as a mediator between protesting wrestlers and the central government.
Addressing the media for the first time since Delhi Police filed a chargesheet against him in connection with allegations of sexual harassment by women grapplers, Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh on Saturday made a strong pitch for Prime Minis
India's ace grapplers Sakshi Malik and her husband Satyawart Kadian on Saturday said their fight was against the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) Chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh and not the central government.
"He has been named in the chargesheet submitted by police yesterday. In the minor's case, it is clear that there is a lot of pressure on the family. We will decide on the further course of action after our remaining demands are met by the govt," Sakshi Malik said.