Minister of Adolescence Affairs and Sports activities of India, Anurag Thakur has tweeted that the central executive is prepared to have a ‘dialogue’ with protesting wrestlers.
“The federal government is prepared to have a dialogue with the wrestlers on their problems. I’ve as soon as once more invited the wrestlers for a similar,” Thakur wrote by means of his social media previous middle of the night on Wednesday.
The commentary comes 4 days after Union House Minister Amit Shah met a delegation of protesting wrestlers at his professional place of abode within the capital.
The Indian Specific had reported previous that the assembly, which is learnt to have lasted for over two hours and ended after middle of the night, used to be attended via Olympic medalists Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malik along side a number of coaches. “We had a gathering with the House Minister. I will’t remark additional,” Bajrang had informed this paper.
The federal government is prepared to have a dialogue with the wrestlers on their problems.
I’ve as soon as once more invited the wrestlers for a similar.
— Anurag Thakur (@ianuragthakur) June 6, 2023
The 2021 Tokyo Olympics bronze medalist is amongst one of the most nation’s most sensible wrestlers, who’ve been protesting within the nationwide capital over greater than a month, tough the arrest of Wrestling Federation of India leader, Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, alleging him of sexual harassment and misconduct.
The Delhi Police registered two FIRs towards Singh on April 28 that, as reported via this e-newsletter on Friday, have no less than two circumstances of tough “sexual favours” in lieu {of professional} help; just about 15 incidents of sexual harassment that come with 10 episodes of irrelevant touching, molestation that comes with operating palms over breasts, touching the navel; a number of circumstances of intimidation together with stalking.
The Indian Specific additionally reported that one Olympian, a Commonwealth gold medallist, a world referee and a state-level trainer are learnt to have corroborated the allegations of no less than 3 feminine wrestlers, and are some of the 125 possible witnesses throughout 4 states whose statements were recorded via Delhi Police.
The standing of the investigation into those allegations towards Singh, as learnt, used to be the important thing factor raised via the wrestlers at their assembly with Shah. The wrestlers underlined their call for for a robust chargesheet to be filed temporarily. The House Minister is learnt to have mentioned that the due procedure must be adopted.