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  • Vinesh Phogat Receives Heroic Welcome After Paris Olympics Heartbreak, Wrestler Breaks Down in Tears- WATCH | Other

    Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat returned to India on Saturday, August 17, after her participation in the recently concluded Paris Olympics 2024. Upon her arrival at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport, she was greeted with a grand welcome by a large crowd of supporters. and well-wishers. Among those present to welcome her were fellow wrestlers Sakshi Malik, Bajrang Punia, and prominent political figure Bhupendra Hooda.

    #WATCH | Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat receives a warm welcome at Delhi’s IGI Airport

    She arrived here from Paris after participating in the #Olympics2024Paris. pic.twitter.com/VlTk0g68Lt

    — ANI (@ANI) August 17, 2024

    Vinesh Phogat’s impressive performance at the Paris Olympics has made her a fan-favorite, even though her appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) for a joint silver medal was dismissed earlier this week, leading to an extended stay in Paris. London Olympics bronze medalist Gagan Narang, who served as the Indian contingent’s chief de mission in Paris, also welcomed Vinesh at the airport. He shared a photo with her, praising her resilience and calling her a champion, emphasizing that her inspiration extends beyond winning an Olympic medal.

    As she arrived at the airport, an emotional Vinesh Phogat expressed her gratitude to the nation, saying, “I thank all the countrymen. I am very fortunate.” Her return has sparked celebrations in her native village of Balali in Haryana, where preparations are in full swing to give her a grand welcome.

    In Balali, a total of 750 kg of boondi ladoos have been prepared to mark the occasion. The ladoos, dubbed “golden ladoos” by the villagers, symbolize the pride they feel for Vinesh. Halwai Mandeep Swami, who has been overseeing the preparation of the ladoos, expressed the villagers’ excitement, saying, “The golden ladoos are for the welcome of the golden girl of our village.” The temple head, Ramkumar, added, “Our daughter is coming home. More than 10,000 people are expected to join the celebration.”

    Vinesh’s homecoming is not just a return but a moment of pride for the entire village, showcasing the deep admiration and love that the people of India have for their Olympic hero.

  • HC says endeavour to not in finding which wrestler is best however to look whether or not process as framed has been adopted or no longer

    Whilst booking its verdict in a plea moved through two wrestlers towards Wrestling Federation of India’s exemption granted to Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat from Asian Video games variety trials, the Delhi top court docket Friday mentioned that it is going to pronounce the order the next day to come.

    Whilst booking its verdict a unmarried pass judgement on bench of Justice Subramonium Prasad orally noticed, “The endeavour on this court docket isn’t to search out who is best. The endeavour on this court docket is to look whether or not process as framed has been adopted or no longer”.

    The HC additional mentioned that it’s not going to take a seat as an “appellate authority” over a choice taken, but when the verdict arrived at is as in step with the process supplied beneath regulation.

    Showing for the 2 petitioner wrestlers–Sujeet Kalkal and Antim Panghal, suggest Hrishikesh Baruah mentioned that WFI’s exemption coverage had already been “rescinded” through its normal suggest/frame in its assembly of August 25, 2022 “unanimously”.

    Alternatively the senior suggest showing for the “ad-hoc Committee”, WFI disputed this and mentioned, “I’m mentioning beneath directions that the mins of August 25, 2022 don’t seem to be within the record of the WFI.” At this level the HC requested him to record a testimony through “as of late night time” in this level.

    The senior suggest additionally mentioned that during the sort of subject the HC’s jurisdiction beneath Article 226 of the Charter to intervene is “restricted” except the verdict is “arbitrary”.

    Except for arguing that his purchasers have been “similarly meritorious” Baruah mentioned that a number of the individuals who attended the July 12 ad-hoc committee assembly the place Bajrang and Vinesh have been “regarded as for exemption within the variety trial”, two coaches “didn’t give their consent.”

    All the way through the process the listening to the HC additionally noticed, “The crux of the subject is that you’ll’t say that the committee which did the choice is performing towards nationwide passion and the individual decided on are such beginners that they didn’t even advantage attention. The explanation given is they don’t need to ship the chosen two wrestlers for trials as they didn’t need them to undergo any harm; is that no longer enough sufficient for the court docket to not intervene or is it so perverse that it will have to?”

    Amongst different prayers the plea seeks that the directive for Asian Video games trial with admire to the 65kg (loose taste) and 53 kg (girls wrestling) classes be quashed. It additional seeks that the exemption granted to Punia and Phogat be additionally put aside and that the trial procedure be performed in a “truthful way beneath the supervision of WFI certified referees, umpires and officers” and the similar be videographed.

    On Tuesday the IOA’s advert hoc committee granted exemption to Punia and Phogat from competing within the variety trials for the Asian Video games.The choice trials for the Asian Video games will likely be held in Delhi on July 22 and 23, with Greco-Roman and ladies’s bouts at the first day whilst males’s freestyle at the subsequent.

    The plea filed thru suggest Akshay Kumar states number of athletes for world occasions with none trials through the choice committee is going towards the “very definition of loose and truthful variety process and is totally discriminatory towards different athletes of the similar match”.

    The petitioners are aggrieved through the WFI’s “Directive for Asian Video games 2022 Trials” which categorically states that as in step with the “WFI Rules of Variety Trials, the Variety Committee has already decided on wrestlers in 65 Kg (Loose Taste) and 53 Kg (Ladies Wrestling) for Asian Video games”. It additional supplies that the trial for the mentioned two weight classes will likely be held and the chosen wrestlers will likely be saved on stand-by.

    As in step with the plea, WFI rules supply tips mentioning the choice trials are obligatory for Asian Video games/Olympics/Commonwealth video games. Alternatively, the choice committee can have the discretion to choose the “iconic gamers” like medallists of Olympic/International Championship with out trials, supplied it’s been really useful through the Leader Trainer/International Knowledgeable.

    The plea claims that there are not any overseas professionals and the verdict to exempt Punia and Phogat has been taken with none suggestions from the manager coaches and the similar is “arbitrary and unfair”. The plea states that whilst the petitioners have “been running actually onerous to clinch their place”, Phogat and Punia have no longer participated in any pageant this 12 months and have been additionally no longer a part of the nationwide camp.”

  • Wrestlers whinge of unpaid dues to Oversight Committee; Brij Bhushan says he made contract announcement in ‘pleasure’ of having a sponsor

    — “In 2019, I used to be instructed I’d be given Rs 1 lakh monthly from the cash they won from (sponsorship handle) Tata. After that, I were given a cheque of Rs 5.5 lakh and later, in 2021, Rs 4.5 lakh. I won roughly Rs 10 lakh,” Ravi Dahiya, Tokyo Olympics silver medallist.

    — “I used to be in Grade B and was once entitled to Rs 25 lakh consistent with 12 months as consistent with the contract. Thus far, I’ve won 2 cheques totalling to Rs 5.25 roughly,” Pooja Dhanda, 2018 International Championship bronze medallist.

    — “I used to be promised Rs 1 lakh monthly however I simply won Rs 6 lakh lump sum and was once instructed I’d get the remainder of the cash later,” Deepak Punia, 2019 International Championship silver medallist.

    Those are testimonies of one of the most wrestlers who deposed sooner than the government-appointed Oversight Committee, whose complete file is discussed within the Delhi Police chargesheet.

    The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) had introduced annual central contracts for Indian wrestlers in 2018. In the similar 12 months Tata Motors got here on board because the predominant sponsor of the WFI.

    Just like the trio, each wrestler who gave the impression for the hearings identified the false guarantees made via the Wrestling Federation of India, unpaid dues and non-existent contracts, with considered one of them telling the committee she puzzled the place the ‘sponsorship cash promised to them went’.

    But, as they did with the sexual harassment allegations, the MC Mary Kom-led panel didn’t elevate a crimson flag or counsel an investigation or audit from competent government.

    As an alternative, it simply advised that the WFI ‘use products and services of professionals in contract control’, known as for ‘transparent conversation’ with stakeholders and prompt them to ‘deal with right kind data of any contract which they have got entered’.

    When the govt appointed the Oversight Committee in January, it additionally tasked the contributors to appear into the allegations of monetary mismanagement made via the wrestlers aside from the sexual harassment claims.

    In its abstract titled ‘Breach of Gamers Contract’, the panel famous: “Quite a lot of gamers right through their deposition introduced out that they’d a freelance with Tata Motors, who’re identify sponsors of the WFI, by which they had been promised that each participant can be supplied sponsorship cash in line with a definite grading formulated via WFI.”

    In the course of the examinations of ‘quite a lot of paperwork supplied via the WFI’, it emerged that there was once ‘no such provision made within the contract’.

    Alternatively, after the athletes had demanded they must be paid from the sponsorship quantity in the event that they had been to put on singlets bearing the sponsor’s emblem, a recent contract was once drafted via the federation’s industrial companions.

    Brij Bhushan mentioned the announcement of paid contracts for gamers was once made in ‘pleasure’ of having a brand new sponsor on board, which by no means materialised.

    Right through his deposition, the WFI’s assistant secretary Vinod Tomar, a co-accused within the sexual harassment case, mentioned they signed a freelance with ‘Vinesh, Bajrang and Sakshi’. Tomar mentioned there have been two different athletes who signed the contract however he ‘couldn’t have in mind their names.’ When the committee requested for a replica of the contract neither Tomar nor the athletes had been in ownership of it.

    In keeping with Tomar, Bajrang’s annual contract was once value Rs 30 lakh, Vinesh, he mentioned, was once both ’Rs 20 or 25 lakh’ and Sakshi’s contract was once valued at Rs 20 lakh.

    When a legal professional co-opted into the committee requested concerning the procedure to make a decision which participant would get a freelance and its value, Tomar answered: “(Former) President (Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh), Secretary (VN Prasood), and so on met and made up our minds that gamers who’re getting ready for the Olympics would get Rs 30 lakh, Rs 25 lakh for International Championship medallist…”

    Alternatively, the athletes mentioned they didn’t obtain the promised sum.

    International Championship silver medallist Anshu Malik instructed the committee: “In February 2021, I learn a observation (via the federation) in a newspaper that I in conjunction with Sonam (Malik) was once upgraded to A class even though we didn’t obtain anything else in Grade B… I had won one cheque of Rs 2.5 lakh however didn’t know for which class contract it was once. We weren’t requested to signal any contract however had been instructed we’d get Rs 2.5 lakh each 3 months. Later, I won one (installment of) Rs 2.5 lakh on June 8 however not anything up to now after that.”

    Rio Olympics bronze medallist Sakshi Malik mentioned she was once ‘at a loss for words up to now’ whether or not she featured in Grade A or B. “I feel I won an installment of Rs five or six lakh. The place the remainder of the cash went I have no idea. I used to name the federation and so they put it at the sponsors whilst the sponsors blamed the federation,” Sakshi instructed the committee.

    International Championship medallist Vinesh Phogat mentioned she was once promised a freelance value Rs 25 lakh however were given paid Rs 11-11.50 lakh in two installments.

    Former International Championship bronze medallist and ex-Asian champion Sarita Mor mentioned the federation claimed they’d despatched 3 installments however she won only one, amounting to Rs 67,000.

    Bajrang, whose contract was once value Rs 30 lakh, was once given Rs 22 lakh, in step with Tomar. Bajrang contested the declare, pronouncing he didn’t obtain the mentioned quantity. When the committee countered Tomar, asking him why the promised Rs 30 lakh was once now not paid to Bajrang, he blamed it at the sponsors’ calls for.

  • Wrestler Sakshi Malik flags worry over withdrawal by means of minor, says, ‘there used to be numerous drive at the circle of relatives’

    By means of ANI

    NEW DELHI: Olympic medallist Wrestler Sakshi Malik, who has been part of the protest with different grapplers in opposition to the outgoing WFI leader Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, mentioned on Friday that the filed chargesheet has the WFI leader’s title. Alternatively, she mentioned that there’s “numerous drive” at the minor’s circle of relatives.

    “He (Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh) has been named within the chargesheet submitted by means of police the previous day. Within the minor’s case, it’s transparent that there’s numerous drive at the circle of relatives. We will be able to make a decision at the additional plan of action after our closing calls for are met by means of the federal government,” Sakshi Malik mentioned.

    On Thursday, India’s ace wrestler Sakshi Malik mentioned that grappler’s legal professional has filed an software to get the chargesheet then accordingly the next move will likely be made up our minds.

    The wrestlers had halted their protest until June 15 after being confident by means of Union Sports activities Minister Anurag Thakur that the chargesheet within the case will likely be filed by means of June 15.

    “The chargesheet obviously states that he’s responsible however our legal professional has filed an software in order that he will get his fingers at the chargesheet on the earliest in order that we will in finding out the fees. After that, we can see whether or not the ones fees are right kind or no longer. Our subsequent step would come when we see the whole thing – whether or not the guarantees that had been made are being fulfilled or no longer. We’re ready,” wrestler Sakshi Malik informed ANI.

    Delhi Police on Thursday filed a chargesheet within the FIR in opposition to former WFI leader Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh at the grievance of protesting wrestlers. The chargesheet has been filed underneath sections 354, 354D, 345A & 506 (1) of IPC, Particular Public Prosecutor Atul Srivastava mentioned.

    ALSO READ: Wrestlers protest: Delhi Police seeks cancellation of case filed by means of minor in opposition to WFI leader

    Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) introduced to carry elections on July 6 amid the continued protest by means of wrestlers in opposition to Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, the newly-appointed returning officer for WFI elections Mahesh Mittal Kumar in a remark.

    Olympians Bajrang Punia, Sakshi Malik and Vinesh Phogat at the side of different wrestlers have been on a protest within the nationwide capital for the reason that starting of this yr in an effort to press for the arrest of the Brij Bhushan over allegations of sexual harassment. 

    READ MORE: What lies forward for WFI leader Brij Bhushan after Delhi law enforcement officials report chargesheet prior to courtroom?

    NEW DELHI: Olympic medallist Wrestler Sakshi Malik, who has been part of the protest with different grapplers in opposition to the outgoing WFI leader Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, mentioned on Friday that the filed chargesheet has the WFI leader’s title. Alternatively, she mentioned that there’s “numerous drive” at the minor’s circle of relatives.

    “He (Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh) has been named within the chargesheet submitted by means of police the previous day. Within the minor’s case, it’s transparent that there’s numerous drive at the circle of relatives. We will be able to make a decision at the additional plan of action after our closing calls for are met by means of the federal government,” Sakshi Malik mentioned.

    On Thursday, India’s ace wrestler Sakshi Malik mentioned that grappler’s legal professional has filed an software to get the chargesheet then accordingly the next move will likely be made up our minds.googletag.cmd.push(serve as() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    The wrestlers had halted their protest until June 15 after being confident by means of Union Sports activities Minister Anurag Thakur that the chargesheet within the case will likely be filed by means of June 15.

    “The chargesheet obviously states that he’s responsible however our legal professional has filed an software in order that he will get his fingers at the chargesheet on the earliest in order that we will in finding out the fees. After that, we can see whether or not the ones fees are right kind or no longer. Our subsequent step would come when we see the whole thing – whether or not the guarantees that had been made are being fulfilled or no longer. We’re ready,” wrestler Sakshi Malik informed ANI.

    Delhi Police on Thursday filed a chargesheet within the FIR in opposition to former WFI leader Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh at the grievance of protesting wrestlers. The chargesheet has been filed underneath sections 354, 354D, 345A & 506 (1) of IPC, Particular Public Prosecutor Atul Srivastava mentioned.

    ALSO READ: Wrestlers protest: Delhi Police seeks cancellation of case filed by means of minor in opposition to WFI leader

    Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) introduced to carry elections on July 6 amid the continued protest by means of wrestlers in opposition to Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, the newly-appointed returning officer for WFI elections Mahesh Mittal Kumar in a remark.

    Olympians Bajrang Punia, Sakshi Malik and Vinesh Phogat at the side of different wrestlers have been on a protest within the nationwide capital for the reason that starting of this yr in an effort to press for the arrest of the Brij Bhushan over allegations of sexual harassment. 

    READ MORE: What lies forward for WFI leader Brij Bhushan after Delhi law enforcement officials report chargesheet prior to courtroom?

  • Wrestlers say WFI leader pressurising sufferers; to renew protest if no motion is taken by way of June 15

    By way of PTI

    SONEPAT: The WFI leader Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh is the usage of his affect to place sexual harassment sufferers underneath power and forcing them to switch their statements, the protesting wrestlers alleged on Saturday, threatening to renew their stir if robust motion isn’t taken towards him by way of June 15.

    The federal government had confident the wrestlers {that a} chargesheet will likely be filed towards the outgoing Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) leader Singh by way of June 15, following which that they had halted their protest.

    The wrestlers known as a ‘Panchayat’ at Chhotu Ram Dharamshaala in Sonepat district, inviting khap, farmers and participants from ladies’s organisations, who’ve supported them of their “struggle for justice.”

    The wrestlers apprised their supporters of the dialogue that they had with Sports activities Minister Anurag Thakur on Wednesday.

    Olympic medallist Sakshi Malik mentioned efforts are being made to wreck the sufferers.

    “It is proved, the statements have been recorded underneath sections 161 and 164 and it modified. We will’t perceive,” Sakshi mentioned relating to the withdrawal of sexual harassment fees by way of a minor, who is likely one of the seven complainants within the case. 

    “It’s transparent that the daddy of the minor used to be underneath power. Power is being constructed. For a way lengthy we will be able to struggle then,” she mentioned.

    “Bajrang is getting calls, bik jao, toot jao (take a bribe, finish the protest). Incorrect narratives are being set (by way of the media). It breaks our hearts,” she mentioned.

    “This is why we had mentioned first arrest him after which examine. If he’s in police custody, he cannot pressurise. Differently, separately, sufferers will smash. Until he’s out, an environment of terror will stay.”

    “We will be able to now not compete in Asian Video games till a right kind answer comes out on this case. You’ll be able to’t perceive the psychological agony we’re going thru on a daily basis,” mentioned Bajrang Punia, probably the most key participants of the protest, whilst talking all over the panchayat, insisted that no politics is desirous about their stir towards the WFI leader.

    Later talking to the media, he mentioned, “We had known as this Panchayat to tell everybody of the dialogue we had. If robust motion isn’t taken by way of June 15, we will be able to resume our protest.”

    He mentioned that they had now not but made up our minds at the venue of the protest and it might be both “Jantar Mantar or Ram Leela Maidan.”

    The Delhi police have already made it transparent that the wrestlers may not be allowed again to Jantar Mantar.

    Vinesh Phogat used to be now not a part of the dialogue when Thakur had invited wrestlers for an interplay and he or she used to be absent even these days.

    Requested about this, each Bajrang and Sakshi gave other solutions.

    “Let me let you know that Sakshi, Bajrang and Vinesh are one. Vinesh is dealing with the criminal factor, there may be a large number of different paintings as smartly. Rumours are being unfold that we’re stepping again We’re one, we’re united in our choices,” mentioned Sakshi.

    Bajrang mentioned, “Vinesh is ill because of this she isn’t right here these days.”

    Each Bajrang and Sakshi criticised the Delhi Police for taking probably the most sufferers to the WFI place of job in New Delhi when the accused used to be additionally provide at the premises.

    “How honest is that you are taking a lady there to re-create the scene when that guy is there inside of? You’ll be able to perceive the psychological power she would have felt,” mentioned Bajrang.

    A couple of media shops prompt that the wrestler reached the WFI place of job to figure out a compromise and Sakshi denounced it.

    “Delhi police used to be fallacious. What is the usage of this? I request, to not unfold fallacious information. We’re getting reinforce, don’t deceive. We’re running arduous, we smash on a daily basis. Then we elevate our spirits. If you’ll be able to’t reinforce us, then a minimum of don’t unfold fallacious knowledge,” she concluded.

    SONEPAT: The WFI leader Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh is the usage of his affect to place sexual harassment sufferers underneath power and forcing them to switch their statements, the protesting wrestlers alleged on Saturday, threatening to renew their stir if robust motion isn’t taken towards him by way of June 15.

    The federal government had confident the wrestlers {that a} chargesheet will likely be filed towards the outgoing Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) leader Singh by way of June 15, following which that they had halted their protest.

    The wrestlers known as a ‘Panchayat’ at Chhotu Ram Dharamshaala in Sonepat district, inviting khap, farmers and participants from ladies’s organisations, who’ve supported them of their “struggle for justice.”googletag.cmd.push(serve as() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    The wrestlers apprised their supporters of the dialogue that they had with Sports activities Minister Anurag Thakur on Wednesday.

    Olympic medallist Sakshi Malik mentioned efforts are being made to wreck the sufferers.

    “It is proved, the statements have been recorded underneath sections 161 and 164 and it modified. We will’t perceive,” Sakshi mentioned relating to the withdrawal of sexual harassment fees by way of a minor, who is likely one of the seven complainants within the case. 

    “It’s transparent that the daddy of the minor used to be underneath power. Power is being constructed. For a way lengthy we will be able to struggle then,” she mentioned.

    “Bajrang is getting calls, bik jao, toot jao (take a bribe, finish the protest). Incorrect narratives are being set (by way of the media). It breaks our hearts,” she mentioned.

    “This is why we had mentioned first arrest him after which examine. If he’s in police custody, he cannot pressurise. Differently, separately, sufferers will smash. Until he’s out, an environment of terror will stay.”

    “We will be able to now not compete in Asian Video games till a right kind answer comes out on this case. You’ll be able to’t perceive the psychological agony we’re going thru on a daily basis,” mentioned Bajrang Punia, probably the most key participants of the protest, whilst talking all over the panchayat, insisted that no politics is desirous about their stir towards the WFI leader.

    Later talking to the media, he mentioned, “We had known as this Panchayat to tell everybody of the dialogue we had. If robust motion isn’t taken by way of June 15, we will be able to resume our protest.”

    He mentioned that they had now not but made up our minds at the venue of the protest and it might be both “Jantar Mantar or Ram Leela Maidan.”

    The Delhi police have already made it transparent that the wrestlers may not be allowed again to Jantar Mantar.

    Vinesh Phogat used to be now not a part of the dialogue when Thakur had invited wrestlers for an interplay and he or she used to be absent even these days.

    Requested about this, each Bajrang and Sakshi gave other solutions.

    “Let me let you know that Sakshi, Bajrang and Vinesh are one. Vinesh is dealing with the criminal factor, there may be a large number of different paintings as smartly. Rumours are being unfold that we’re stepping again We’re one, we’re united in our choices,” mentioned Sakshi.

    Bajrang mentioned, “Vinesh is ill because of this she isn’t right here these days.”

    Each Bajrang and Sakshi criticised the Delhi Police for taking probably the most sufferers to the WFI place of job in New Delhi when the accused used to be additionally provide at the premises.

    “How honest is that you are taking a lady there to re-create the scene when that guy is there inside of? You’ll be able to perceive the psychological power she would have felt,” mentioned Bajrang.

    A couple of media shops prompt that the wrestler reached the WFI place of job to figure out a compromise and Sakshi denounced it.

    “Delhi police used to be fallacious. What is the usage of this? I request, to not unfold fallacious information. We’re getting reinforce, don’t deceive. We’re running arduous, we smash on a daily basis. Then we elevate our spirits. If you’ll be able to’t reinforce us, then a minimum of don’t unfold fallacious knowledge,” she concluded.

  • Wrestlers Sakshi, Bajrang, Vinesh rejoin Railways, garbage studies of withdrawal from protest

    By way of PTI

    NEW DELHI: Saying that not one of the protesting wrestlers have sponsored down, Olympic medallists Sakshi Malik and Bajrang Punia on Monday mentioned they’ll proceed their combat for justice and rubbished studies in their withdrawal from the protest as makes an attempt to “sabotage” the motion.

    The inside track of our taking flight from the motion is only a “hearsay”, Punia mentioned, including that the document of ladies wrestlers taking again the FIR may be “false.”

    Bajrang, Sakshi at the side of fellow Olympian and Global Championship medallist Vinesh Phogat had been protesting towards outgoing Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) leader Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, hard his arrest on allegations of sexual harassment towards seven wrestlers, together with one minor. Singh has denied all of the fees.

    Concerning the assembly with House Minister Amit Shah on Saturday, Malik advised journalists that it was once a “standard dialog and no ultimate answer has emerged. Our stance will stay the similar, arrest the accused. Vinesh, Bajrang and I are in combination on this combat and until we get justice, we will be able to stay united.”

    Reacting to studies that she and Punia have withdrawn from the protest once they resumed their paintings within the Railways, Malik mentioned the scoop was once “totally unsuitable.” 

    Phogat had additionally resumed her responsibility within the Railways.

    “Within the combat for justice, none people has sponsored down and we will be able to no longer. In conjunction with Satyagraha, I’m pleasant my duty in Railways. Our combat continues until justice is served. Please do not unfold any unsuitable information,” Malik tweeted.

    On his section, Punia mentioned, “This information is being unfold to hurt us. We’ve got neither retreated nor have we withdrawn from the motion. The inside track of ladies wrestlers taking again the FIR may be false. The combat will proceed until justice is served.”

    Requested if she has distanced herself from the motion since she resumed her tasks within the Railways, Malik advised journalists, “Let me make it transparent, we’re making our way to take our combat ahead. We can make certain that there’s no violence, how we will be able to take the protest ahead, we’re operating on that.”

    “I’m (an) OSD (officer on particular responsibility) first and I’ve numerous duties, so so long as we’re making our technique and no longer sitting at the protest, I will be able to care for my authentic tasks. So far as the Railways are involved, I’m caring for my duties for the ultimate couple of days,” she added.

    At the studies that the minor woman has withdrawn her FIR, she mentioned, “That is all faux information to weaken our Satyagraha and our protest to alienate us from the general public. That is unsuitable. We’ve got no longer long past again on our combat and we will be able to no longer achieve this. Until we get justice, the combat will move on.”

    “Those that mentioned our medals have been value Rs 15 every at the moment are after our jobs. Our lifestyles is at stake, a role is an excessively small factor in entrance of that. If the task seems to create a drawback in the best way of justice, then we will be able to no longer take even ten seconds to give up it. Don’t threaten us with a role,” Punia tweeted in Hindi.

    Vinesh Phogat, the two-time Olympian, additionally tweeted the similar message in Hindi.

    Phogat additionally requested if those that unfold faux information even realise the trauma that girls wrestlers are going thru.

    “It’s susceptible media that begins trembling in entrance of a goon’s hunter, no longer feminine wrestler,” she tweeted and likewise quoted a couplet from poet Abid Adeeb’s poem to mention that they’re going to proceed shifting ahead regardless of demanding situations.

    A number of wrestlers, who have been protesting on the Jantar Mantar, have been detained all through the march on Might 28 and visuals of a few of them dragged and pinned onto the bottom through the Delhi police had evoked outrage around the nation and sharp reactions from political events.

    NEW DELHI: Saying that not one of the protesting wrestlers have sponsored down, Olympic medallists Sakshi Malik and Bajrang Punia on Monday mentioned they’ll proceed their combat for justice and rubbished studies in their withdrawal from the protest as makes an attempt to “sabotage” the motion.

    The inside track of our taking flight from the motion is only a “hearsay”, Punia mentioned, including that the document of ladies wrestlers taking again the FIR may be “false.”

    Bajrang, Sakshi at the side of fellow Olympian and Global Championship medallist Vinesh Phogat had been protesting towards outgoing Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) leader Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, hard his arrest on allegations of sexual harassment towards seven wrestlers, together with one minor. Singh has denied all of the fees.googletag.cmd.push(serve as() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    Concerning the assembly with House Minister Amit Shah on Saturday, Malik advised journalists that it was once a “standard dialog and no ultimate answer has emerged. Our stance will stay the similar, arrest the accused. Vinesh, Bajrang and I are in combination on this combat and until we get justice, we will be able to stay united.”

    Reacting to studies that she and Punia have withdrawn from the protest once they resumed their paintings within the Railways, Malik mentioned the scoop was once “totally unsuitable.” 

    Phogat had additionally resumed her responsibility within the Railways.

    “Within the combat for justice, none people has sponsored down and we will be able to no longer. In conjunction with Satyagraha, I’m pleasant my duty in Railways. Our combat continues until justice is served. Please do not unfold any unsuitable information,” Malik tweeted.

    On his section, Punia mentioned, “This information is being unfold to hurt us. We’ve got neither retreated nor have we withdrawn from the motion. The inside track of ladies wrestlers taking again the FIR may be false. The combat will proceed until justice is served.”

    Requested if she has distanced herself from the motion since she resumed her tasks within the Railways, Malik advised journalists, “Let me make it transparent, we’re making our way to take our combat ahead. We can make certain that there’s no violence, how we will be able to take the protest ahead, we’re operating on that.”

    “I’m (an) OSD (officer on particular responsibility) first and I’ve numerous duties, so so long as we’re making our technique and no longer sitting at the protest, I will be able to care for my authentic tasks. So far as the Railways are involved, I’m caring for my duties for the ultimate couple of days,” she added.

    At the studies that the minor woman has withdrawn her FIR, she mentioned, “That is all faux information to weaken our Satyagraha and our protest to alienate us from the general public. That is unsuitable. We’ve got no longer long past again on our combat and we will be able to no longer achieve this. Until we get justice, the combat will move on.”

    “Those that mentioned our medals have been value Rs 15 every at the moment are after our jobs. Our lifestyles is at stake, a role is an excessively small factor in entrance of that. If the task seems to create a drawback in the best way of justice, then we will be able to no longer take even ten seconds to give up it. Don’t threaten us with a role,” Punia tweeted in Hindi.

    Vinesh Phogat, the two-time Olympian, additionally tweeted the similar message in Hindi.

    Phogat additionally requested if those that unfold faux information even realise the trauma that girls wrestlers are going thru.

    “It’s susceptible media that begins trembling in entrance of a goon’s hunter, no longer feminine wrestler,” she tweeted and likewise quoted a couplet from poet Abid Adeeb’s poem to mention that they’re going to proceed shifting ahead regardless of demanding situations.

    A number of wrestlers, who have been protesting on the Jantar Mantar, have been detained all through the march on Might 28 and visuals of a few of them dragged and pinned onto the bottom through the Delhi police had evoked outrage around the nation and sharp reactions from political events.

  • After Haridwar huddle, wrestlers reconsider transfer to drop medals in Ganga

    ON An afternoon of excessive drama, the protesting wrestlers, led through Olympic medallists Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malik and Global Championship medallist Vinesh Phogat, introduced on Tuesday that they might ‘immerse’ their medals within the Ganga river, and reached Har ki Pauri in Haridwar through night time.

    After sitting in a huddle at the banks of the river for over an hour-and-a-half, the place a few of them might be observed sobbing as they clutched their medals and citations, the wrestlers reversed their determination, quickly after Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) president Naresh Tikait reached the spot and requested them to defer their determination through 5 days.

    Protesting wrestlers take a seat at Har ki Pauri, in Haridwar district. (PTI)

    Sooner than Tikait’s arrival, as the group on the ghat grew larger, a human chain of members of the family and different pehelwans shielded the wrestlers. Sakshi’s mom, Sudesh, held her daughter tight; Vinesh’s husband, Somvir Rathee, additionally a grappler, embraced her as she broke down and lined her face.

    Somewhat over an hour later, as Tikait and his supporters arrived on the spot, the wrestlers and the farm chief went into a short lived huddle. And, mins later, the wrestlers made their solution to their parked cars.

    The wrestlers mentioned there are a few explanation why they modified their minds, together with a telephone name from a BJP chief soliciting for a while, and power from the households to not pass forward with their plans.

    Wrestlers Sakshi Malik, Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia began the protest on Wednesday. (Picture: Praveen Khanna)

    “We had been confident that our calls for could be met, so we stepped again. Alternatively, in case the federal government is going again on its phrase, we can go back to the Ganga once more,” mentioned a wrestler who didn’t need to be named.

    “Now we have sought 5 days’ time and instructed the wrestlers to attend. After that, we can have a mahapanchayat and take the following plan of action,” Tikait mentioned, after the wrestlers left Har Ki Pauri.

    A Union Minister from western Uttar Pradesh may be learnt to have reached out to the wrestlers and advised them to not ‘immerse’ their medals.

    Chatting with The Indian Specific later, Tikait mentioned he sought after to be sure that the wrestlers didn’t take any step in anger. “Bacche gusse me wahan chale gaye the… Humne unhe manaya ki aap aisa mat karo…(They were given indignant and went there… we satisfied them now not to do that),” he mentioned.

    Sakshi Malik, in blue, an Indian wrestler who gained a bronze medal on the 2016 Summer time Olympics, is detained through the police right through a protest demonstration at Jantar Mantar. (PTI)

    Requested if he had spoken to the federal government sooner than asking the wrestlers to defer their motion, he spoke back, “No.” Requested if he would accompany wrestlers on their as far back as Delhi, he mentioned, “We can talk about this.”

    Tikait, who’s the top of the Balyan Khap, mentioned he used to be at his place of abode in Muzaffarnagar until night time, when he heard of the wrestlers’ determination to visit Haridwar. He, together with different khap leaders and farmer leaders, then made their solution to Haridwar.

    “Nationwide president of Bhartiya Kisan Union and head of Balyan Khap, Chaudhary Naresh Tikait ji, and heads of alternative khaps are attaining Haridwar quickly to satisfy wrestlers. All wrestlers are asked to not take fallacious steps,” tweeted Tikait’s more youthful brother Rakesh Tikait at 6.28 pm.

    Previous within the day, in a commonplace remark posted on their social media accounts, the wrestlers mentioned they had been taking the drastic step of parting with their hard earned medals as a result of the style through which they had been handled through the police on Would possibly 28.

    Wrestlers Vinesh Phogat, Sangeeta Phogat and Bajrang Punia with supporters right through their protest march in opposition to new Parliament construction, in New Delhi, Sunday, Would possibly 28, 2023. (PTI Picture)

    Bajrang, Sakshi and Vinesh, who started their sit-in at Jantar Mantar on April 23, had been a number of the over 700 detained on Sunday. They had been dragged, lifted off the street and put into police trucks once they attempted to go safety barricades and march to the brand new Parliament construction, out of doors which a ladies’s mahapanchayat used to be scheduled. They had been later launched.

    “All of you noticed what took place on Would possibly 28, the best way we had been handled and detained through the police. The police now not best cleared our protest house at Jantar Mantar, but additionally registered FIRs in opposition to us, although we had been protesting peacefully. Have feminine athletes dedicated some crime through soliciting for justice for the sexual harassment dedicated in opposition to them? Now we have been handled like criminals,” mentioned the remark.

    “Those medals are our lifestyles and soul. When we ‘immerse’ them within the Ganga, there could be no that means for us to are living. So we can pass to India Gate and take a seat on a quick unto loss of life,” it mentioned.

    The Delhi Police, on the other hand, mentioned the wrestlers would now not be allowed to protest at India Gate as this can be a “nationwide monument and now not a web page for demonstrations”. On Monday, the Delhi Police had mentioned the wrestlers would now not be allowed again at Jantar Mantar however may protest at any “appropriate position” after in quest of permission.

    Wrestlers Sakshi Malik, Vinesh Phogat, Sangeeta Phogat and Bajrang Punia together with different protesters

    The selection to section with their medals used to be a tricky name and an issue of “self appreciate”, the wrestlers mentioned of their remark.

    Whilst they’ve been protesting at the streets of the Capital for over a month now, interesting to fellow sportspersons to rally in the back of them, turning to politicians for toughen and khap leaders for recommendation, or even making direct appeals to the High Minister, the occasions over the weekend driven them right into a nook, forcing them to imagine the drastic step.

    It incorporated failed late-night negotiations with the federal government and refined makes an attempt to damage the gang, mentioned assets. The final straw used to be their forceful eviction from Jantar Mantar.

    In step with assets, at the eve in their proposed march to the brand new Parliament, a high-ranking cupboard minister met Sakshi and her husband. All the way through the last-minute parleys, the federal government is learnt to have proposed that motion could be taken in opposition to Brij Bhushan after the police document a chargesheet. The wrestlers, on the other hand, had been steadfast of their call for for his rapid arrest.

    Sangeeta Phogat and Vinesh Phogat being detained through police. (Specific picture through Amit Mehra)

    With the police submitting FIRs in opposition to them on Sunday, the wrestlers mentioned they spent the entire of Monday hiding within the fields. “The government will have to have stuck the accused, however they had been seeking to threaten the ladies who had been the sufferers to finish their protest and to damage them,” they mentioned.

    The wrestlers are challenging the arrest of Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, who has been accused of sexual harassment through seven feminine wrestlers, together with a minor. Singh has been named in two FIRs registered through the Delhi Police on April 28, together with one underneath the POCSO Act touching on the allegations of the minor wrestler.

  • Global wrestling frame UWW ‘condemns detention of wrestlers’, threatens suspension if elections no longer held

    On an afternoon that India’s most sensible wrestlers like Rio 2016 bronze medallist Sakshi Malik, Tokyo 2020 medallist Bajrang Punia and global championship medallist Vinesh Phogat nearly immersed their medals in River Ganga, the United Global Wrestling (UWW), the worldwide governing frame for wrestling, got here out with a powerful observation condemning the “remedy and detention of the wrestlers”.

    India’s most sensible wrestlers had been talked out in their plans to “immerse” their medals into the river as a part of their ongoing call for to have Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh arrested. The wrestlers have claimed that he sexually burdened and abused many ladies wrestlers. The wrestlers have been protesting at New Delhi’s Jantar Mantar since April 23.

    “For a number of months, United Global Wrestling has adopted with nice worry the placement in India the place wrestlers are protesting over allegations of abuse and harassment via the President of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI),” the observation stated sooner than including: “UWW will request additional details about the following optionally available common meeting from the IOA and the Advert-hoc Committee of the WFI. The 45-day cut-off date that used to be to start with set to carry this optionally available meeting can be revered. Failing to take action might lead UWW to droop the federation, thereby forcing the athletes to compete below a impartial flag. It’s reminded that UWW already took a measure on this state of affairs via reallocating the Asian Championship deliberate in New Delhi previous this 12 months.”

    On Sunday, when the wrestlers attempted to march to the brand new Parliament development, they had been detained via Delhi Police, who then dragged the wrestlers, hoisted them off the streets and put them into police vehicles sooner than detaining them. The police additionally registered proceedings in opposition to the protestors.

    “The occasions of those ultimate days are much more being concerned that the wrestlers had been arrested and briefly detained via the police for beginning a march of protest. The website the place that they had been protesting for greater than a month has additionally been cleared out via the government,” wrote UWW. “UWW firmly condemns the remedy and detention of the wrestlers. It expresses its sadness over the loss of result of the investigations up to now. UWW urges the related government to behavior an intensive and independent investigation into the allegations.”

    It went on so as to add that it is going to hang a gathering with the wrestlers to inquire about their situation and protection and reconfirm our enhance for an even and simply solution in their considerations.

  • Wrestlers but to satisfy after unencumber from police detention, will quickly ponder subsequent transfer

    By means of PTI

    NEW DELHI: Launched overdue ultimate evening from police detention, the wrestlers are nonetheless considering their subsequent transfer at the same time as they persevered to get reinforce from the carrying fraternity after police motion towards best grapplers used to be unequivocally condemned via political and sports activities personalities.

    Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia, Sangeeta Phogat, Sakshi Malik and a number of other others had been detained via Delhi police on Sunday once they tried to transport in opposition to the brand new Parliament development for ladies’s ‘Mahapanchayat’.

    Tense movies of police motion towards elite wrestlers emerged from Jantar Mantar, which is able to now stay out of bounds for them.

    The wrestlers are tough the arrest of WFI leader Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.

    “We can permit you to know quickly what our subsequent transfer shall be. We’re nonetheless amassing ourselves. I used to be launched at 11pm and Bajrang used to be launched round mid-night. We’re but to satisfy at a not unusual. We can quickly speak about it,” mentioned one of the crucial protesting wrestlers.

    The police, which has filed FIRs towards the trio of Bajrang, Vinesh, Sakshi and a number of other others for violation of regulation and order, have made it transparent that they are going to no longer permit the wrestlers to go back to Jantar Mantar.

    In the meantime, India’s first particular person Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra denounced the police motion towards the highest wrestlers, announcing the remedy meted out to grapplers left him “sleepless” and used to be “haunted” via the frightening photographs.

    Remarkable scenes of police dragging Olympic and global championships medal-winning gamers, together with Sakshi, Vinesh, Punia and Sangeeta Phogat, had been witnessed when the wrestlers and their supporters breached the safety cordon forward in their march in opposition to the brand new Parliament development.

    “Closing evening used to be sleepless, haunted via the frightening photographs of my fellow Indian wrestlers protesting,” tweeted Bindra, at the same time as India’s maximum a hit footballer Sunil Chhetri and previous India all-rounder too criticised the motion towards the wrestlers.

    “It is prime time we identify unbiased safeguarding measures throughout carrying organizations.

    We should make certain that if such eventualities get up, they’re handled utmost sensitivity and appreciate.

    Each and every athlete merits a secure and empowering setting,” added Bindra, the 2008 Beijing Olympics gold medallist in air rifle.

    India soccer captain Sunil Chhetri, tweeted, “Why does it have to return all the way down to our wrestlers being dragged round for granted? This is not tips on how to deal with any person. I truly hope this complete state of affairs is classified how it must be.”

    Former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan mentioned a way to the problem must be discovered in an instant.

    “I am so unhappy to look the visuals of our Athletes. Please clear up this ASAP,” Pathan tweeted.

    NEW DELHI: Launched overdue ultimate evening from police detention, the wrestlers are nonetheless considering their subsequent transfer at the same time as they persevered to get reinforce from the carrying fraternity after police motion towards best grapplers used to be unequivocally condemned via political and sports activities personalities.

    Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia, Sangeeta Phogat, Sakshi Malik and a number of other others had been detained via Delhi police on Sunday once they tried to transport in opposition to the brand new Parliament development for ladies’s ‘Mahapanchayat’.

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    The wrestlers are tough the arrest of WFI leader Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.

    “We can permit you to know quickly what our subsequent transfer shall be. We’re nonetheless amassing ourselves. I used to be launched at 11pm and Bajrang used to be launched round mid-night. We’re but to satisfy at a not unusual. We can quickly speak about it,” mentioned one of the crucial protesting wrestlers.

    The police, which has filed FIRs towards the trio of Bajrang, Vinesh, Sakshi and a number of other others for violation of regulation and order, have made it transparent that they are going to no longer permit the wrestlers to go back to Jantar Mantar.

    In the meantime, India’s first particular person Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra denounced the police motion towards the highest wrestlers, announcing the remedy meted out to grapplers left him “sleepless” and used to be “haunted” via the frightening photographs.

    Remarkable scenes of police dragging Olympic and global championships medal-winning gamers, together with Sakshi, Vinesh, Punia and Sangeeta Phogat, had been witnessed when the wrestlers and their supporters breached the safety cordon forward in their march in opposition to the brand new Parliament development.

    “Closing evening used to be sleepless, haunted via the frightening photographs of my fellow Indian wrestlers protesting,” tweeted Bindra, at the same time as India’s maximum a hit footballer Sunil Chhetri and previous India all-rounder too criticised the motion towards the wrestlers.

    “It is prime time we identify unbiased safeguarding measures throughout carrying organizations.

    We should make certain that if such eventualities get up, they’re handled utmost sensitivity and appreciate.

    Each and every athlete merits a secure and empowering setting,” added Bindra, the 2008 Beijing Olympics gold medallist in air rifle.

    India soccer captain Sunil Chhetri, tweeted, “Why does it have to return all the way down to our wrestlers being dragged round for granted? This is not tips on how to deal with any person. I truly hope this complete state of affairs is classified how it must be.”

    Former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan mentioned a way to the problem must be discovered in an instant.

    “I am so unhappy to look the visuals of our Athletes. Please clear up this ASAP,” Pathan tweeted.

  • Neeraj Chopra requires unbiased probe into wrestlers vs WFI saga: What’s going down will have to by no means occur

    By means of India Lately Sports activities Table: Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra has unfolded at the unending tussle between the Indian wrestlers and Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president, Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. For the reason that month of January, wrestlers, together with Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik and Bajrang Punia had been searching for justice after alleging the WFI president of sexually harassing avid gamers over time.

    The wrestlers have performed a couple of protests at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, inquiring for motion towards Brij Bhushan. Chopra, who gained the gold medal in monitor box within the Tokyo Olympics again in 2021, referred to as for an “unbiased” probe into the topic.

    Neeraj Chopra took to Twitter and wrote, “It hurts me to peer our athletes at the streets hard justice. They have got labored arduous to constitute our nice country and make us proud. As a country, we’re chargeable for safeguarding the integrity and dignity of each person, athlete or now not. What’s going down will have to by no means occur. This can be a delicate factor, and will have to be handled in an unbiased and clear approach. Pertaining government will have to take fast motion with a purpose to be sure that justice is served.”

    Vinesh Phogat and Sakshi Malik additionally mentioned that the Delhi Police had been reluctant to hotel an FIR towards the WFI president in spite of repeated requests. The wrestlers additionally moved to the Very best Court docket, searching for an FIR.

    Lately, mythical athlete PT Usha mentioned that the wrestlers shouldn’t take to the streets to protest as it’s hampering the popularity of the rustic.

    “Wrestlers staging protests at the streets quantities to indiscipline. It’s tarnishing the picture of India,” Usha advised the media.

    Replying to Usha’s feedback, Sakshi Malik mentioned, “I appreciate PT Usha. She has impressed us. However I need to ask ma’am, girls wrestlers have come ahead, raised the problem of harassment. Can’t we protest as neatly?”

    “Within the IOA committee, we gave our statements. IOA committee contributors cried as neatly. They’d confident motion shall be taken. No motion has been taken,” Malik added.