Prime Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat on Friday mentioned the wrestling world will bear in mind Yogeshwar Dutt for being a spineless lackey of outgoing WFI president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, hours after the London Olympic medallist questioned the exemption granted to her and 5 others from the Asian Video games and World Championships trials.
Phogat additionally alleged that Yogeshwar had laughed off the sexual harassment complaints towards the WFI chief in the course of the oversight panel hearings the place he advised one of many girls wrestlers that “such issues occur”.
Dutt was one of many six members of the oversight panel fashioned by the federal government to probe the sexual harassment allegations towards Singh. The federal government had not made public all of the findings of the probe.
Dutt, a London Olympic medallist, posted a Twitter video on Friday, questioning the logic and standards behind such an exemption. Two hours after Dutt’s tweet, Vinesh got here out with a protracted assertion.
It was first reported by PTI on Thursday that six protesting wrestlers, together with Bajrang Punia and his spouse Sangeeta Phogat, should win only one bout towards the winner of stage-one trials to be on the Indian crew for the Asian Video games and World Championships.
“The entire wrestling world understood that Yogeshwar was consuming leftover from Brij Bhushan’s plate. If anybody raises voice towards injustice within the society, then Yogeshwar undoubtedly vomits,” Vinesh wrote on her official Twitter web page.
The fiery Vinesh, double Asian Video games and triple CWG gold medallist did not cease in need of calling Yogeshwar, a Brij Bhushan lackey and somebody who has betrayed his personal fraternity. “Wrestling world will all the time bear in mind you for licking the toes of Brij Bhushan,” she wrote.
“So long as a Jaichand like Yogeshwar stays in wrestling, absolutely the spirits of the oppressors will stay excessive,” she mentioned in a reference to Kanauj King Jaichand, who’s traditionally remembered for conspiring with Muhammad of Ghor to defeat Prithviraj Chauhan.
Allegations of deplorable behaviour in the direction of feminine wrestlers
Vinesh additionally alleged that Yogeshwar tried to mentally disintegrate the complainants in the course of the hearings.
“Once I heard Yogeshwar Dutt’s ugly snicker, it caught in my thoughts. He was part of each the committees, fashioned to probe allegations (by wrestlers). When girls wrestlers have been narrating their ordeals in entrance of the committee members, he used to snicker. When two feminine wrestlers got here out to drink water, he adopted them and mentioned nothing will occur to Brij Bhushan. Go and resume your apply,” the cousin of BJP chief Babita Phogat, remarked.
Vinesh additionally alleged that Yogeshwar requested feminine wrestlers to agree for a compromise and drop prices towards Singh. “He advised one other feminine wrestler in a really lewd method that each one this (sexual harassment) occurs, do not create an enormous difficulty out of it. Let me know for those who want something. After the committee assembly, Yogeshwar leaked the names of girls complainants to Brij Bhushan and the media.”
“He additionally referred to as the members of the family of many ladies wrestlers and advised them to maintain their daughters beneath management. He was already publicly giving statements towards girls wrestlers, but he was stored in each committees. He continuously prevented wrestlers and coaches from becoming a member of the protest. The entire wrestling world understood that Yogeshwar was consuming out of Brij Bhushan’s plate,” she wrote.
She accused Yogeshwar of creating unsavoury remarks concerning the ‘jawans’ in Indian Military, college students, and other people from minority communities. “Earlier he made low cost feedback about farmers, jawans, college students, Muslims, Sikhs and now he’s engaged in defaming girls wrestlers.”
Vinesh mentioned Yogeshwar hasn’t been capable of win any election as a result of he’s a traitor and a “toxic snake”. “Due to betraying the society, you will have fallen in your face twice within the elections. And I problem that you’ll by no means win an election in your life, as a result of the society is all the time cautious of toxic snakes and by no means lets it set foot.”
Vinesh warned Yogeshwar that he higher not attempt to break the psychological fortitude of girls wrestlers as they can not be defeated by an “insensitive particular person” like him.
“Do not apply pressure to interrupt girls wrestlers’ resolve, they’ve very sturdy intent. You may find yourself with a damaged again. You’ve got already put your backbone in Brij Bhushan’s toes. You’re a very insensitive particular person, who’s flattering a tyrant,” she added.
