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NEW DELHI: The Congress slammed the Centre on Friday over “state of being inactive” towards outgoing Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) leader Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, with Rahul Gandhi pronouncing whilst daughters who received global medals are pleading for justice at the streets, a member of Parliament who has “heinous allegations” towards him is protected below the top minister’s “protecting defend”.
Congress normal secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra hit out at Top Minister Narendra Modi over the problem and requested why no motion has been taken towards Singh, a Bharatiya Janata Celebration (BJP) MP, thus far.
The 2 FIRs registered by means of the Delhi Police towards the outgoing WFI leader at the foundation of proceedings from six girls wrestlers and the daddy of a minor narrate a number of alleged cases of sexual harassment, beside the point touching, groping, stalking and intimidation by means of Singh at other occasions and puts, together with in overseas international locations, over a decade.
In a tweet in Hindi, Rahul Gandhi stated, “Daughters who introduced 25 global medals — pleading for justice at the streets! MP with 15 heinous allegations of sexual abuse in two FIRs — protected in top minister’s ‘suraksha kavach’!” The Modi govt is answerable for the plight of the wrestlers, he stated.
Tagging the main points of the FIRs towards Singh, Priyanka Gandhi stated, “Learn those critical allegations and inform the rustic why no motion has been taken towards the accused until now?” Congress MP Deepender Hooda additionally tagged a media document detailing the FIRs, pronouncing, “Speechless! What else is left after this? How will any person’s blood no longer boil after studying this?”
“BJP trolls these days, ahead of writing towards me, will have to assume that in case your sister and daughter had been rather than those ladies, would you’ve gotten been ready to tolerate this? If the accused is a BJP MP/minister, will the FIR even be registered when the Best Court docket orders?” Hooda, who has been vocal at the factor and attacking the federal government over it, stated.
On April 28, Delhi Police registered the 2 FIRs on the Connaught Position police station, together with one at the foundation of a grievance from the daddy of a minor wrestler invoking the Coverage of Kids from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act that involves a jail time period of as much as seven years on conviction.
The FIRs registered following a Best Court docket order have charged Singh below quite a lot of Indian Penal Code (IPC) sections, together with assaulting a lady to outrage her modesty (phase 354), sexual harassment (354A) and stalking (354D), which might be punishable by means of prison phrases of two-three years.
One of the complainants additionally alleged that Singh made advances to hunt “sexual favours”, promising to lend a hand them of their careers.
Singh has denied all of the fees and stated he’ll grasp himself even supposing a unmarried allegation is confirmed towards him. He has maintained that each one wrestlers are like his kids and he’ll no longer blame them as his blood and sweat have additionally long gone into their good fortune.
The FIR filed at the foundation of the six wrestlers’ proceedings additionally names WFI secretary Vinod Tomar as an accused.
NEW DELHI: The Congress slammed the Centre on Friday over “state of being inactive” towards outgoing Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) leader Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, with Rahul Gandhi pronouncing whilst daughters who received global medals are pleading for justice at the streets, a member of Parliament who has “heinous allegations” towards him is protected below the top minister’s “protecting defend”.
Congress normal secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra hit out at Top Minister Narendra Modi over the problem and requested why no motion has been taken towards Singh, a Bharatiya Janata Celebration (BJP) MP, thus far.
The 2 FIRs registered by means of the Delhi Police towards the outgoing WFI leader at the foundation of proceedings from six girls wrestlers and the daddy of a minor narrate a number of alleged cases of sexual harassment, beside the point touching, groping, stalking and intimidation by means of Singh at other occasions and puts, together with in overseas international locations, over a decade.googletag.cmd.push(serve as() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );
In a tweet in Hindi, Rahul Gandhi stated, “Daughters who introduced 25 global medals — pleading for justice at the streets! MP with 15 heinous allegations of sexual abuse in two FIRs — protected in top minister’s ‘suraksha kavach’!” The Modi govt is answerable for the plight of the wrestlers, he stated.
Tagging the main points of the FIRs towards Singh, Priyanka Gandhi stated, “Learn those critical allegations and inform the rustic why no motion has been taken towards the accused until now?” Congress MP Deepender Hooda additionally tagged a media document detailing the FIRs, pronouncing, “Speechless! What else is left after this? How will any person’s blood no longer boil after studying this?”
“BJP trolls these days, ahead of writing towards me, will have to assume that in case your sister and daughter had been rather than those ladies, would you’ve gotten been ready to tolerate this? If the accused is a BJP MP/minister, will the FIR even be registered when the Best Court docket orders?” Hooda, who has been vocal at the factor and attacking the federal government over it, stated.
On April 28, Delhi Police registered the 2 FIRs on the Connaught Position police station, together with one at the foundation of a grievance from the daddy of a minor wrestler invoking the Coverage of Kids from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act that involves a jail time period of as much as seven years on conviction.
The FIRs registered following a Best Court docket order have charged Singh below quite a lot of Indian Penal Code (IPC) sections, together with assaulting a lady to outrage her modesty (phase 354), sexual harassment (354A) and stalking (354D), which might be punishable by means of prison phrases of two-three years.
One of the complainants additionally alleged that Singh made advances to hunt “sexual favours”, promising to lend a hand them of their careers.
Singh has denied all of the fees and stated he’ll grasp himself even supposing a unmarried allegation is confirmed towards him. He has maintained that each one wrestlers are like his kids and he’ll no longer blame them as his blood and sweat have additionally long gone into their good fortune.
The FIR filed at the foundation of the six wrestlers’ proceedings additionally names WFI secretary Vinod Tomar as an accused.