New Delhi: After late night scuffle between wrestlers and Delhi Police at Jantar Mantar, wrestlers claimed that they were manhandled and manhandled by police personnel at the protest site. Reacting to this, the Delhi Police on Thursday said that supporters of wrestlers turned aggressive after they were stopped from taking folding beds at the protest venue, which they were not allowed, leading to chaos. Jantar Mantar.
Since there was no permission, we did not allow it, so some supporters of the protesting wrestlers tried to remove the bed from the truck and this led to a brawl,” said DCP Pranav Tayal. DCP Tayal further said that the wrestlers were Have been asked to register and get the medical checkup done of the policeman who was accused of being “drunk”.
The DCP said, “We have asked the wrestlers to report their grievances and will take appropriate action… The medical examination of the policeman against whom they have leveled the allegations is being done…” The wrestlers had alleged that after a day’s rain, they were manhandled by drunken Delhi Police personnel when they wanted to bring mattresses for the night’s sleep. Giving away our daughters, abusing them,” Olympic medalist Bajrang Punia told ANI.
World Championship and Commonwealth Games medalist Vinesh Phogat also accused the policemen of being drunk, pushing and abusing women protesters.
Veteran wrestlers Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia, Sakshi Malik and other top wrestlers were protesting against the sexual harassment allegations against the WFI chief and demanding Brij Bhushan’s arrest. Deputy Commissioner of Police Pranav Tayal said that Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Somnath Bharti came to the dharna site carrying a folding bed without permission. With folding beds without permission.
When we intervened, the supporters became aggressive and tried to take the bed out of the truck. President PT Usha reached Jantar Mantar where wrestlers have been staging a sit-in for the last 11 days demanding action against WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, who is facing sexual harassment allegations.
The IOA president today reached Jantar Mantar where wrestlers have been staging a sit-in for the last 11 days demanding action against WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, who is facing sexual harassment allegations.
Earlier, Usha had ruffled feathers with her remark that the wrestlers should have approached the IOA instead of taking to the streets against the WFI and its president, whom the wrestlers accused of sexual harassment and mismanagement of athletes. “Indian Olympic Association (IOA) is a committee for sexual harassment, instead of going to the streets they (protesting wrestlers) could have come to us first but they did not come to IOA. It is not only for wrestlers but for the sport. It is also good, they should also have some discipline, the IOA president had told media persons.
Wrestlers had expressed disappointment over his April 27 remarks. Prominent wrestlers came forward to lead a protest against WFI chief Three months ago, the Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports constituted an ‘Inspection Committee’ to look into the allegations leveled against WFI and its chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh and other coaches. announced the formation of ,
The committee was tasked to submit a report on the issue to the ministry. The wrestlers launched a new protest in April. On 30 April, Delhi Police registered two FIRs against WFI President Singh on allegations of sexual harassment and exploitation of women wrestlers. Top Indian wrestlers like Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik, Bajrang Punia and many others have joined the protest against the WFI chief.