NEW DELHI: India’s top wrestlers Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat and Sakshi Malik, along with other grapplers, have reached Jantar Mantar to protest against the Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh yet again.
A protesting wrestler told IANS that as many as seven women grapplers, including a minor, have tried to lodge a complaint at Parliament Street Police Station but “the police officers refused to file an FIR”.
“We are getting threats from several quarters and after waiting for more than two months, we tried to file a complaint at thana (police station) but the police officers shooed us away. We don’t know what is happening here. We will start our protest again and sit on dharna (protest) at Jantar mantar till our demands are met,” the wrestler said.
Notably, an Oversight Committee under the chairmanship of legendary boxer MC Mary Kom is still looking at allegations of mental and sexual harassment levelled by the wrestlers against WFI, its president and the coaching staff, earlier this year.
The Committee is also looking after the day-to-day functioning of the federation as Brij Bhushan was asked by the Sports Ministry to not interfere.