Detention of wrestlers highly condemnable: Kejriwal
New Delhi (IANS) | Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday condemned the police action against the wrestlers. Wrestlers have accused Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh of sexual harassment and have been staging a sit-in at Jantar Mantar since April 23. Kejriwal tweeted and said, “Such behavior with our sportspersons who bring laurels to the country is highly condemnable.”
On Sunday, Vinesh Phogat, her cousin Sangeeta Phogat and other wrestlers attempted to breach the security barricades. This led to a scuffle between the protesters and the police officers. Later all the wrestlers including Sakshi Malik, Bajrang Punia and their supporters were taken into custody and removed from the protest site.
Earlier in the day, while stressing on the fight for self-respect, Punia said that a mahapanchayat would be held on Sunday.
On Sunday last week, the Khap Mahapanchayat supported the protesting wrestlers. This panchayat lasted for more than five hours in Haryana’s Meham town. The Khap Panchayat claimed that women from all over the country would participate in the Delhi Panchayat on May 28.
However, most of the khap and peasant leaders coming from Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh were stopped by the police in Delhi, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh.
–IANS
