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  • Priyanka meets protesting wrestlers at Jantar Mantar, accuses executive of ‘protective’ WFI leader

    By means of PTI

    NEW DELHI:  Congress chief Priyanka Gandhi Vadra expressed team spirit with protesting wrestlers after assembly them at Jantar Mantar right here on Saturday and accused the federal government of “protective” WFI leader Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, who’s going through allegations of sexual harassment levelled through girls grapplers.

    The Congress common secretary also referred to as for the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) leader’s ouster from the put up so that he’s not able to “exert drive” at the wrestlers and impede their careers.

    Priyanka Gandhi, who’s scheduled to participate in a chain of ballot marketing campaign occasions in Karnataka later within the day, reached Jantar Mantar within the morning and interacted with the wrestlers.

    The Congress common secretary accused the federal government of “protective” Singh.

    Priyanka Gandhi, who’s scheduled to participate in a chain of ballot marketing campaign occasions in Karnataka later within the day, reached Jantar Mantar within the morning and interacted with the wrestlers.

    She used to be noticed listening to out ace girls wrestlers reminiscent of Sakshi Malik and Vinesh Phogat.

    ALSO READ | Protest to proceed until WFI leader is arrested, say India’s best grapplers

    Talking with newshounds at Jantar Mantar, Priyanka Gandhi demanded that the reproduction of FIRs filed on Friday will have to be shared with the wrestlers.

    “When those ladies get medals, everybody tweets, says they’re our nation’s delight however now when they’re sitting at the street and in the hunt for to be heard, nobody is able to concentrate to them. If FIRs were filed, their reproduction will have to be shared with them,” she stated.

    Calling for the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) leader’s ouster from the put up, Priyanka Gandhi stated, “See, there are severe allegations in contrast individual, he will have to first surrender and be got rid of from the put up. Until he’s in that put up, he’ll proceed to exert drive and stay destroying other folks’s careers.” “If that individual is there on a put up by which he can break the careers of wrestlers and exert drive, then what’s the that means of FIRs and investigation,” she stated.

    They will have to take away him from the put up and remove his powers, she asserted.

    “I don’t have any expectancies from the high minister, as a result of if he have been fascinated about those wrestlers, then he would have a minimum of referred to as them and spoken with them. He had referred to as them for tea once they gained medals. So name them, communicate to them, they’re our ladies,” Priyanka Gandhi stated.

    Previous this week, Priyanka Gandhi had voiced make stronger for the protesting wrestlers and slammed the federal government, asking whether or not it desires to avoid wasting the culprits within the subject.

    The Congress common secretary had additionally stated the pleas of the sportspersons, who fortify the rustic’s honour, have been being disregarded, and asserted that “when the boldness of a celebration and its leaders” is sky prime, then such voices are beaten.

    Congress leaders reminiscent of Bhupinder Hooda, Deepender Hooda and Udit Raj had additionally joined the protesting wrestlers at Jantar Mantar previous this week to specific team spirit with them.

    ALSO READ | Historical past-sheeter Brij Bhushan is greater than a wrestling strongman

    With the refrain of make stronger for the protesting wrestlers rising, the Delhi Police on Friday filed two FIRs in opposition to WFI leader Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh on allegations of sexual harassment levelled through seven girls wrestlers.

    The First Data Experiences (FIRs) have been filed hours after Solicitor Normal Tushar Mehta, showing for Delhi Police, advised a Superb Court docket bench comprising Leader Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justice P S Narasimha {that a} case will probably be registered on Friday.

    Whilst one FIR pertains to allegations of a minor wrestler and used to be registered beneath the Coverage of Youngsters from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, the opposite used to be associated with outraging modesty.

    After Mehta’s submission, the rustic’s best wrestlers, who’ve been on a sit-in at Jantar Mantar in Delhi since Sunday hard motion in opposition to Singh, had fun “step one in opposition to victory” however stated they’re going to proceed their agitation. They demanded that the BJP MP be got rid of from all of the positions he holds. Singh has finished 12 years because the WFI leader and is ineligible to contest for every other time period.

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    NEW DELHI:  Congress chief Priyanka Gandhi Vadra expressed team spirit with protesting wrestlers after assembly them at Jantar Mantar right here on Saturday and accused the federal government of “protective” WFI leader Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, who’s going through allegations of sexual harassment levelled through girls grapplers.

    The Congress common secretary also referred to as for the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) leader’s ouster from the put up so that he’s not able to “exert drive” at the wrestlers and impede their careers.

    Priyanka Gandhi, who’s scheduled to participate in a chain of ballot marketing campaign occasions in Karnataka later within the day, reached Jantar Mantar within the morning and interacted with the wrestlers.googletag.cmd.push(serve as() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    The Congress common secretary accused the federal government of “protective” Singh.

    Priyanka Gandhi, who’s scheduled to participate in a chain of ballot marketing campaign occasions in Karnataka later within the day, reached Jantar Mantar within the morning and interacted with the wrestlers.

    She used to be noticed listening to out ace girls wrestlers reminiscent of Sakshi Malik and Vinesh Phogat.

    ALSO READ | Protest to proceed until WFI leader is arrested, say India’s best grapplers

    Talking with newshounds at Jantar Mantar, Priyanka Gandhi demanded that the reproduction of FIRs filed on Friday will have to be shared with the wrestlers.

    “When those ladies get medals, everybody tweets, says they’re our nation’s delight however now when they’re sitting at the street and in the hunt for to be heard, nobody is able to concentrate to them. If FIRs were filed, their reproduction will have to be shared with them,” she stated.

    Calling for the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) leader’s ouster from the put up, Priyanka Gandhi stated, “See, there are severe allegations in contrast individual, he will have to first surrender and be got rid of from the put up. Until he’s in that put up, he’ll proceed to exert drive and stay destroying other folks’s careers.” “If that individual is there on a put up by which he can break the careers of wrestlers and exert drive, then what’s the that means of FIRs and investigation,” she stated.

    They will have to take away him from the put up and remove his powers, she asserted.

    “I don’t have any expectancies from the high minister, as a result of if he have been fascinated about those wrestlers, then he would have a minimum of referred to as them and spoken with them. He had referred to as them for tea once they gained medals. So name them, communicate to them, they’re our ladies,” Priyanka Gandhi stated.

    Previous this week, Priyanka Gandhi had voiced make stronger for the protesting wrestlers and slammed the federal government, asking whether or not it desires to avoid wasting the culprits within the subject.

    The Congress common secretary had additionally stated the pleas of the sportspersons, who fortify the rustic’s honour, have been being disregarded, and asserted that “when the boldness of a celebration and its leaders” is sky prime, then such voices are beaten.

    Congress leaders reminiscent of Bhupinder Hooda, Deepender Hooda and Udit Raj had additionally joined the protesting wrestlers at Jantar Mantar previous this week to specific team spirit with them.

    ALSO READ | Historical past-sheeter Brij Bhushan is greater than a wrestling strongman

    With the refrain of make stronger for the protesting wrestlers rising, the Delhi Police on Friday filed two FIRs in opposition to WFI leader Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh on allegations of sexual harassment levelled through seven girls wrestlers.

    The First Data Experiences (FIRs) have been filed hours after Solicitor Normal Tushar Mehta, showing for Delhi Police, advised a Superb Court docket bench comprising Leader Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justice P S Narasimha {that a} case will probably be registered on Friday.

    Whilst one FIR pertains to allegations of a minor wrestler and used to be registered beneath the Coverage of Youngsters from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, the opposite used to be associated with outraging modesty.

    After Mehta’s submission, the rustic’s best wrestlers, who’ve been on a sit-in at Jantar Mantar in Delhi since Sunday hard motion in opposition to Singh, had fun “step one in opposition to victory” however stated they’re going to proceed their agitation. They demanded that the BJP MP be got rid of from all of the positions he holds. Singh has finished 12 years because the WFI leader and is ineligible to contest for every other time period.

    READ MORE:

    PT Usha claims protest tarnishing India’s symbol, wrestlers bemused

    Protesting wrestlers welcome all political events to enroll in agitation in opposition to WFI leader 

  • Off and on akhadas, history-sheeter Brij Bhushan is greater than a wrestling strongman

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    LUCKNOW:  Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, 66, the six-time MP, has a penchant for hogging the limelight, ceaselessly for the unsuitable causes. Be it the confession on digicam that he shot the killer of his good friend, or slapping a wrestler on dias over a minor factor — he has cultivated his symbol of a strongman. He now faces a couple of fees because the president of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) through ace wrestlers of the rustic.

    Singh has been heading WFI for over 12 years and is the vice-president of the United International Wrestling-Asia, there are lots of layers to the character of the ruling birthday celebration MP who represents the Kaiserganj constituency in Lok Sabha. Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh loves to be referred to as ‘shaktishali’ (strongman) and being a wrestling buff, he has spent a lot of his formative years within the akhadas (arenas) of Ayodhya. 

    He has been a BJP MP for 5 phrases and as soon as because the SP candidate in 2009. Singh has represented Gonda and Balrampur previously. Singh belongs to Gonda and has been vocal about his Hindutva credentials. He has been deeply related to RSS and VHP all the way through the temple motion in 1989. He announces to be a Kar Sevak, who used to be in Ayodhya when Babri Masjid used to be razed on December 6, 1992, and used to be amongst LK Advani, MM Joshi, Uma Bharti, Kalyan Singh to be named as accused within the demolition case. 

    On the similar time, he used to be additionally accused of serving to Dawood Ibrahim gang participants, together with Subhash Thakur, Jayendra Thakur and Paresh Desai, who have been accused of killing Arun Gawli associate. Brij Bhushan used to be booked underneath TADA on allegations of his hyperlinks with the D-Corporate. Alternatively, later, he used to be absolved within the Babri demolition and TADA circumstances.

    As soon as a historical past sheeter, he now has 4 felony circumstances of try to homicide, rioting, and dacoity in opposition to him and does now not determine at the listing of gangsters anymore in UP. Singh now lords over a minimum of 50 instructional establishments within the Devi Patan vary, together with Bahraich, Gonda, Balrampur, Ayodhya and Shravasti districts, which might be believed to be some other supply of his power in UP.

    He enjoys numerous goodwill and workouts affect. No less than one lakh scholars learn about pharmacy, legislation, agriculture and different lessons in institutes patronized through him. In keeping with a UP BJP chief, annually on Singh’s birthday (January 8), scholars are shortlisted by way of a skill seek to be rewarded with Scooties, bikes and money. “Singh additionally waives the price of hundreds of scholars annually,” the chief mentioned.

    Alternatively, he has began delivering his political legacy to the following era. His more youthful son Prateek Bhushan is 2nd time period MLA from Gonda whilst his elder one Karan is an office-bearer in WFI. His spouse Ketki Devi Singh is the president of Gonda Zila Panchayat. He contested and gained his first Lok Sabha election in 1991. He used to be re-elected in 1999, 2004, 2009, 2014 and 2019.

    LUCKNOW:  Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, 66, the six-time MP, has a penchant for hogging the limelight, ceaselessly for the unsuitable causes. Be it the confession on digicam that he shot the killer of his good friend, or slapping a wrestler on dias over a minor factor — he has cultivated his symbol of a strongman. He now faces a couple of fees because the president of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) through ace wrestlers of the rustic.

    Singh has been heading WFI for over 12 years and is the vice-president of the United International Wrestling-Asia, there are lots of layers to the character of the ruling birthday celebration MP who represents the Kaiserganj constituency in Lok Sabha. Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh loves to be referred to as ‘shaktishali’ (strongman) and being a wrestling buff, he has spent a lot of his formative years within the akhadas (arenas) of Ayodhya. 

    He has been a BJP MP for 5 phrases and as soon as because the SP candidate in 2009. Singh has represented Gonda and Balrampur previously. Singh belongs to Gonda and has been vocal about his Hindutva credentials. He has been deeply related to RSS and VHP all the way through the temple motion in 1989. He announces to be a Kar Sevak, who used to be in Ayodhya when Babri Masjid used to be razed on December 6, 1992, and used to be amongst LK Advani, MM Joshi, Uma Bharti, Kalyan Singh to be named as accused within the demolition case. googletag.cmd.push(serve as() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    On the similar time, he used to be additionally accused of serving to Dawood Ibrahim gang participants, together with Subhash Thakur, Jayendra Thakur and Paresh Desai, who have been accused of killing Arun Gawli associate. Brij Bhushan used to be booked underneath TADA on allegations of his hyperlinks with the D-Corporate. Alternatively, later, he used to be absolved within the Babri demolition and TADA circumstances.

    As soon as a historical past sheeter, he now has 4 felony circumstances of try to homicide, rioting, and dacoity in opposition to him and does now not determine at the listing of gangsters anymore in UP. Singh now lords over a minimum of 50 instructional establishments within the Devi Patan vary, together with Bahraich, Gonda, Balrampur, Ayodhya and Shravasti districts, which might be believed to be some other supply of his power in UP.

    He enjoys numerous goodwill and workouts affect. No less than one lakh scholars learn about pharmacy, legislation, agriculture and different lessons in institutes patronized through him. In keeping with a UP BJP chief, annually on Singh’s birthday (January 8), scholars are shortlisted by way of a skill seek to be rewarded with Scooties, bikes and money. “Singh additionally waives the price of hundreds of scholars annually,” the chief mentioned.

    Alternatively, he has began delivering his political legacy to the following era. His more youthful son Prateek Bhushan is 2nd time period MLA from Gonda whilst his elder one Karan is an office-bearer in WFI. His spouse Ketki Devi Singh is the president of Gonda Zila Panchayat. He contested and gained his first Lok Sabha election in 1991. He used to be re-elected in 1999, 2004, 2009, 2014 and 2019.

  • ‘The day I believe my capability to fight has ended … I’d include loss of life’: WFI prez Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh reacts to the sexual harassment fees

    Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, who’s dealing with sexual harassment allegations from most sensible Indian ladies wrestlers, has reacted to the fees with a temporary video message on Thursday. Ace Indian grapplers similar to Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik, Bajrang Punia, and plenty of different wrestlers are concerned within the protest towards the WFI leader.

    “Pals, the day I can evaluation my lifestyles, what I’ve completed and what I’ve misplaced, and the day I can really feel that my capability to fight has ended, the day I can really feel I’m helpless, I’m susceptible, I’d no longer love to are living such roughly lifestyles and would somewhat love to include loss of life,” Brij Bhushan mentioned within the video posted by means of information company PTI.

    Lending weight to the sexual harassment fees towards the BJP MP, a physiotherapist who was once provide on the nationwide camp in Lucknow in 2014 has mentioned that a minimum of 3 junior ladies wrestlers on the camp advised him how they confronted “force” and have been “requested to fulfill Brij Bhushan at night time”.

    VIDEO | WFI President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh reacts to the sexual harassment fees towards him. percent.twitter.com/HOdwVCWCIa

    — Press Accept as true with of India (@PTI_News) April 27, 2023

    Chatting with The Indian Specific on the wrestlers’ protest in Jantar Mantar, the physiotherapist, Paramjeet Malik, mentioned the ladies had cried whilst confiding of their seniors about their ordeal.

    In the meantime, beef up for the protesting wrestlers has been frequently rising. After the previous J-Okay governor Satyapal Malik joined the protest at nationwide capitals’ Jantar Mantar, Olympics gold medallist Abhinav Bindra supported the wrestlers of their protest with a poignant tweet on Wednesday.

    “As athletes, we teach exhausting each day to constitute our nation at the global degree. It’s deeply relating to to peer our athletes discovering it essential to protest at the streets in regards to the allegations of harassment within the Indian wrestling management,” Bindra tweeted.

    “My middle is going out to all those that had been affected. We should make certain that this factor is treated correctly, with the athletes’ considerations heard and addressed relatively and independently. This incident highlights the an important want for a right kind safeguarding mechanism that may save you harassment and make sure justice for the ones affected. We should paintings in opposition to making a protected and safe setting for all athletes to thrive in,” he added.

    As athletes, we teach exhausting each day to constitute our nation at the global degree. It’s deeply relating to to peer our athletes discovering it essential to protest at the streets in regards to the allegations of harassment within the Indian wrestling management. My middle is going out…

    — Abhinav A. Bindra OLY (@Abhinav_Bindra) April 26, 2023

    Over the former 4 days, the wrestlers have slept and educated on the protest location.

    On Wednesday, grapplers held a candle march at Jantar Mantar within the nationwide capital as they proceed their protest towards the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) and its president Brijbhushan Sharan Singh. Vinesh Phoghat, Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malik have been provide within the candle march.

    Delhi Police on Wednesday submitted ahead of the Ideal Court docket {that a} initial inquiry could be wanted ahead of accommodation an FIR towards WFI president Brij Bhushan Singh over allegations of sexual harassment. Delhi Police apprised the courtroom that the police felt that there have been some problems that wanted initial inquiry. Alternatively, Delhi Police clarified that it has no hesitation to hotel FIR straight away if the courtroom orders.

    A bench headed by means of Leader Justice of India DY Chandrachud mentioned that the subject is scheduled to be heard on Friday and the bench will have a look at all of the subject material. On Tuesday, the Ideal Court docket issued understand to Delhi Police at the wrestler’s plea looking for an pressing listening to on a petition looking for registration of FIR towards WFI president Brij Bhushan.

    The courtroom famous that there are critical allegations within the petition by means of wrestlers who’ve represented India.

    With ANI inputs