Two days after wrestlers protesting in opposition to Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh met Dwelling Minister Amit Shah, the federal government has invited them for one more spherical of talks.
Bajrang Punia, Sakshee Malikkh and Vinesh Phogat returned to their respective houses and rejoined places of work on Monday. They met Amit Shah on Saturday night time when the Dwelling Minister reportedly informed them that the regulation will take its course. Although the federal government was keen to just accept their calls for, it didn’t comply with the speedy arrest of Brij Bhushan.
In a tweet post-midnight Tuesday, Sports activities Minister Anurag Thakur stated the federal government was “keen to have a dialogue with the wrestlers on their points”. “I’ve as soon as once more invited the wrestlers for a similar,” he tweeted.
The wrestlers have been agitating in opposition to BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh after some grapplers, together with a minor, accused him of sexually harassing them. Brij Bhushan has denied the costs.
Earlier, the Delhi Police recorded the statements of Singh’s associates and people working at his residence in Uttar Pradesh’s Gonda as a part of the investigation. Although there have been experiences that the minor withdrew the criticism registered in opposition to Brij Bhushan beneath the Safety of Kids from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, the Delhi Police stated they’ve recorded a recent assertion beneath the CrPC part 164.
In the meantime, Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) chief Rakesh Tikait has clarified that it has not withdrawn the assist to the wrestlers although BKU determined to postpone the June 9 demonstration in opposition to Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh on the request of grapplers.
This comes amid speculations that the farmer leaders determined to withdraw assist after being saved in the dead of night concerning the wrestlers’ assembly with Union Dwelling Minister Amit Shah. Nonetheless, Tikait stated Punia and Malikkh had knowledgeable him concerning the assembly.
“We had been conscious of the latest assembly and have been in coordination with the wrestlers. We have now been requested to carry on any main protest/demonstration,” he added.
Tikait additionally defined the choice to postpone the June 9 demonstration in Delhi. “We are going to anticipate the end result of the assembly between authorities officers and protesting wrestlers. We (farmers’ union) are in assist of the wrestlers and can proceed with our assist to them,” Tikait informed PTI.
Requested if he’s conscious of the subsequent assembly between wrestlers and the federal government representatives, he replied, “I have no idea when the subsequent assembly is scheduled or if it should even occur.”