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FIR against WFI chief: Wrestlers narrate instances of sexual favours demand, sexual harassment, inappropriate touching

NEW DELHI: The two FIRs registered by Delhi Police against outgoing WFI chief and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh based on complaints of six adult wrestlers and father of a minor narrate several alleged instances of sexual harassment, inappropriate touching, groping, stalking and intimidation by him at different times…

The Times of India · Jun 2, 2023

1983 Cricket World Cup winning India team supports wrestlers protest, says 'We are distressed...'

The wrestlers are protesting against WFI chief and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh who has been accused of sexually abusing female grapplers. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Jun 2, 2023

Manipur simmers, champions protest, but Modi's focus is on his new Parliament

We have witnessed a fortnight of high drama. The contrasting images – of the prime minister of a secular country walking into a new Parliament building accompanied by saffron-clad Hindu priests even as award-winning women wrestlers literally wrestled with the police to assert their right to protest – were riveting. 

Newslaundry · Jun 2, 2023

Wrestlers Protest | Permission denied for Brij Bhushan's ‘maha rally’ in Ayodhya on June 5

The Ayodhya district administration has denied permission to BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh to hold a rally here on June 5, an official said on June 2.

The Hindu · Jun 2, 2023

In FIR, wrestlers narrate traumatic experiences of sexual harassment by WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh

While Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh remains defiant, the wrestlers, in the police FIR, have shared their ordeal of years of sexual harassment and how some were treated indifferently “for not supporting him”.

The Hindu · Jun 1, 2023

Wrestling for justice: On the protest by the wrestlers

The protest by the wrestlers is no longer about the technicality of the investigations

The Hindu · Jun 1, 2023

Confident that protesting wrestlers will get justice: Maneka Gandhi

SRINAGAR: BJP MP Maneka Gandhi on Thursday said she was confident that the protesting wrestlers, who are seeking the arrest of outgoing WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh over sexual harassment allegations, will get justice.

The Times of India · Jun 1, 2023

‘Toolkit gang, urban naxals’: How right-wing Twitter is campaigning against the wrestlers’ protest

In the past week, we’ve witnessed shocking scenes from the protest held by India’s top wrestlers against alleged sexual harassment by Wrestling Federation of India chief and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. 

Newslaundry · Jun 1, 2023

Haryana govt should take up wrestlers' issue with Centre: Congress leader Bhupinder Hooda

CHANDIGARH: Senior Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Thursday said the BJP-led Haryana government should not sit like a "mute spectator" on the wrestlers' issue and take up the matter with the Centre.

The Times of India · Jun 1, 2023

Farmers plan to meet President on wrestlers’ agitation

A khap ‘mahapanchayat’ to discuss the ongoing protest by wrestlers against WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh started in Soram village here on June 1, Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leaders said.

The Hindu · Jun 1, 2023