Opposing wrestlers: The Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) has called a meeting of the Khap Mahapanchayat in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar district today to discuss the protest by wrestlers who have alleged sexual harassment against WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. Representatives of Khaps from Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan and Delhi will participate in the meeting.
A meeting has been called to discuss the future strategy to bring justice to the wrestlers. The mahapanchayat has been called two days after farmer leader Naresh Tikait persuaded wrestlers in Haridwar to stop immersing their medals in the Ganges.
SKM has called for a nationwide protest
Apart from this, farmers’ organization Samyukta Kisan Morcha has also called for a countrywide demonstration today in support of the wrestlers. The United Kisan Morcha said in a statement that it called for a nationwide agitation “to secure the democratic right to protest by Indian wrestlers” and all other sections of society and “to demand the arrest of BJP MP Brij Bhushan Saran”. Is. Lion”.
The Morcha will coordinate with all other sections of the Forum including trade unions, women, youth, students and intellectuals to hold demonstrations across India.
Haryana Congress Legislature Party passed the resolution
Meanwhile, the Haryana Congress Legislature Party on Wednesday passed a resolution condemning the “atrocities” being meted out by the BJP government on the protesting wrestlers. According to the statement, at the beginning of the meeting, “a resolution was passed condemning the atrocities being perpetrated on the wrestlers by the BJP government.”
“It was said in the resolution that the present government is insulting the sportspersons who have brought laurels to the country and brought laurels to the country.” It was said in the resolution that the silence of the BJP-JJP government of Haryana in this matter is highly condemnable. Congress reiterated that it stands firmly with the wrestlers of the country and will support them at every step in this struggle for justice.
Wrestlers, who have been protesting at Jantar Mantar since April 23 demanding Singh’s arrest, were on Sunday removed from the site by the Delhi Police when they tried to march to the new Parliament building inaugurated the same day. He was detained and later released.
The wrestlers then announced that they would float their medals in the river in Haridwar in protest demanding action against Singh. But the wrestlers did not heed the threat after the farmer leaders asked them for five days time to resolve the issue.
(With PTI inputs)