“Why did Modi ji imprison the person who taught poor children and embrace the person who exploited women players?” In a tweet in Hindi, Kejriwal posed this as a query.

मोदी जी ने

ग़रीबों के बच्चों को पढ़ाने वाले को जेल में डाल दिया

और महिला खिलाड़ियों का शोषण करने वाले को गले से लगा लिया?

— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) April 29, 2023

Kejriwal also met with wrestlers protesting Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh at Jantar Mantar, and he urged all Indians who love their country to support them in their struggle. In his address from the protest site, Kejriwal also urged citizens from across the nation to take leave and travel to Jantar Mantar to show their support for the wrestlers.

He reiterated the demonstrators’ claim that the electricity and water supply to the protest site had been cut off, and that food and mattresses were prohibited from entering.

“All of these female athletes who have brought honor to the nation are our daughters; they deserve justice.” Regardless of the accused’s strength, he should receive the harshest punishment,” he later tweeted in Hindi.

The Delhi Police filed FIRs against Singh after Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, representing the force, informed a Supreme Court bench composed of Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justice P S Narasimha that a case would be registered on Friday.

However, the aggrieved wrestlers resolved to continue their protest demanding the arrest and dismissal of the WFI president from all positions, citing a lack of confidence in Delhi Police.

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“We do not trust Delhi police because it took them six days to file a FIR. We’ll observe their actions. We are unwavering in our determination to imprison the WFI president. I urge the Indian Prime Minister to relieve the WFI president of all responsibilities. This pertains to all sports, and I encourage all of them to attend in support of our team, and I hope to maintain contact with them all. This is the time to protect the future of athletics and athletes in the nation. All of the most renowned athletes should support us and help save Indian sports. “If they don’t come out today, they’ll never be able to protect India’s sporting culture,” said renowned wrestler Vinesh Phogat at the Friday press conference.

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Taking the first action in the wrestler and WFI dispute, the Sports Ministry has suspended Vinod Tomar, Assistant Secretary of the Federation. Tomar had said on Saturday evening itself that most of the people of the Federation are with Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh and personally also I do not find the allegations of the players correct. I have been associated with Brij Bhushan Singh for 12 years, he is not like that. The allegations of the players are baseless. It’s been 3-4 days and they haven’t produced any evidence yet.

Federation said – personal agenda behind the protest

The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) has responded to the notice of the Sports Ministry. It was said on behalf of the Federation – the protesting players are defaming the WFI for their personal interest. They have personal agenda behind the protest. The president or anyone in WFI can’t do anything arbitrarily. There is no scope for mismanagement here.

The strike ended after a 7-hour meeting

The three-day-long strike by wrestlers against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh ended at 1 am on Friday. This decision was taken after a 7-hour meeting between Sports Minister Anurag Thakur and the wrestlers. Anurag Thakur told that an inquiry committee will be formed. It will give its report in 4 weeks. Its members will be announced on Saturday.

Anurag Thakur told that Brij Bhushan Singh will not look after the work of the Federation until the investigation is completed. This committee will keep an eye on the functioning of WFI. Brij Bhushan has assured cooperation in the investigation. On the other hand, wrestler Bajrang Punia said, ‘The Union Sports Minister listened to our demands and assured proper investigation. I thank them. We hope that there will be a fair investigation, so we are ending the strike.

• 2 committees formed for investigation in one day, 2 meetings of wrestler and sports minister
  Wrestling Federation of India President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh and wrestlers engaged in a day-long sparring over allegations of sexual harassment. Both the parties were not ready to leave the ‘akhada’. Understand the events of the day like this…
• 12 noon: Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh announced to hold a press conference in the morning. He said that there is no question of resignation. If I open my mouth, a tsunami will come. He changed the time of the press conference 5 times. Sources told that there was pressure from above to cancel the press conference.
• 12 noon: Wrestlers write a letter to the Indian Olympic Association (IOA). Wrestlers alleged- When Vinesh Phogat had missed the medal in Tokyo Olympics, then Wrestling Association President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh mentally disturbed her so much that Vinesh had made up her mind to commit suicide.
• 6 pm: Wrestlers Bajrang Punia, Sakshi Malik and Vinesh Phogat reach Sports Minister Anurag Thakur’s house. The meeting between them went on till late night. After this it was announced to end the strike. During this, the Sports Minister announced the formation of a committee for investigation.
• 8 pm: After this the IOA decided to conduct an inquiry. IOA formed a 7 member committee. These include boxer Mary Kom, archer Dola Banerjee, badminton player Alaknanda Ashok, freestyle wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt, Indian Weightlifting Federation President Sahdev Yadav and two lawyers.
• 8 pm: Wrestling Federation of India President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh has canceled his Friday press conference. Brij Bhushan’s son Prateek told the media – Brij Bhushan will talk to the media after the annual meeting of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) to be held in Ayodhya on January 22. Brij Bhushan Sharan has sent his reply to the Sports Ministry.
• 12 midnight: WFI President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh tweeted that the press conference to be held after the General and Executive Body meeting of the Wrestling Federation of India on January 22 has been postponed till further notice.

• 200 wrestlers returned after leaving the National Championship

This controversy has also affected the National Championship to be held in Gonda, UP. Many players from Delhi, Haryana and Punjab who went to participate in the championship returned on Friday. Delhi’s wrestler Pradeep Meena, who was involved in these, told that till now more than 200 wrestlers have returned. These people refused to play in the championship.

Now understand what is the whole matter

On January 18, about 30 wrestlers, including Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia, Sakshi Malik, sat on a dharna against the Wrestling Federation of India at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar. Later, more than 200 players joined this demonstration. She accused WFI President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh and some coaches of sexual harassment by Olympic winning players. The wrestlers demanded the resignation of the WFI president.

Wrestler Vinesh Phogat said that our allegations are true. We should not be forced to come in front of everyone. We are fighting for our honour. We do not want to tell the whole country what has happened to the daughters of the country. The day all the girls tell the media what happened to us, it will be a disaster for wrestling.

If our demand is not accepted, we will file an FIR against these girls. WFI President Brij Bhushan will send Sharan Singh to jail. At the same time, Bajrang Punia said that there are 6-7 girls with us with proof, who have been exploited by the Speaker.

पहलवानों के धरने के बाद खेल मंत्रालय एक्शन में , कुश्ती संघ के अतिरिक्त सचिव विनोद तोमर सस्पेंड.

आज ही विनोद तोमर ने कहा था, 'आरोप आधारहीन हैं. ऐसा कुछ नहीं है. 3-4 दिन हो गए हैं, और उन्होंने अब तक कोई सबूत पेश नहीं किया है.#WFIControversy#WrestlersProtest pic.twitter.com/WTUq60bXnL

— Shivam Pratap Singh (@journalistspsc) January 21, 2023

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Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh is the president of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI). Wrestlers Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia held a press conference in New Delhi after meeting with officials from the Union Sports Ministry to talk about their protest.

Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, president of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), will hold a press conference on Friday at the Wrestling Training Centre in Nawabganj, Gonda district, Uttar Pradesh. Wrestlers who are protesting at Jantar Mantar in Delhi will also talk to the press today at 10:30 AM. This happened after top Indian wrestlers met with Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur and refused to back down from their demand that the government start taking steps right away to get rid of the WFI.

“Exposing the political conspiracy of those plotting against wrestling and playing with the dignity of women wrestlers,” Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh wrote in a Hindi Facebook post announcing his press conference for today.

Indian wrestlers like Olympic medalists Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malik, world champion medalist Vinesh Phogat, and others have been sitting in at Jantar Mantar to protest WFI president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. They accuse him of sexual exploitation and bullying.

On Thursday night, the protesting wrestlers, led by Vinesh and Bajrang and including Sakshi, Anshu Malik, Ravi Dahiya, Sarita Mor, and others, met Anurag Thakur at his home and asked him to act quickly. The two sides had a long meeting that ended around 2 a.m., but they still haven’t come up with a real solution.

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What We Know About the WFI Protest So Far

Sources told PTI that the government wants the wrestlers to stop their protest, but they have stuck to their demand that the WFI be dissolved first. A source close to the wrestlers told PTI, “The government can take care of other problems later, which is fine with us. But first, it needs to get rid of the WFI.”

Brinda karat told not to give the sports person's protest a political colour, asked to leave the protest site by the wrestlers pic.twitter.com/VwR4ttAs12

— Amanpreet Singh (ਅਮਨਪ੍ਰੀਤ ਸਿੰਘ) (@amanthejourno) January 19, 2023

A group of wrestlers, including Bajrang, Vinesh, Anshu, Sakshi, and her husband Satyawrat Kadiyan, met with government officials on Thursday morning to talk about their problems. They met with Sports Secretary Sujata Chaturvedi, Sports Authority of India Director General Sandip Pradhan, and Joint Secretary (Sports) Kunal.

According to PTI, during the hour-long meeting, the athletes were told to stop their protest and that their problems would be taken care of. Babita Phogat, who used to be a wrestler and is now a leader in the BJP, was also there.

The Sports Ministry has asked the WFI for an explanation about the wrestlers’ claims, but the WFI has not yet given one. Since the government has already asked the WFI for an explanation, the ministry can’t make Brij Bhushan quit until it gets a written answer.

A spokesperson for the National Commission for Women said, “People who have complaints about this matter can go to the women’s panel.”
The protest started with a shocking revelation. On Wednesday, a crying Vinesh Phogat said that WFI President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh had been sexually exploiting women wrestlers for many years. The sports administrator and BJP MP strongly denied this claim.

The 28-year-old woman said that she had never been used in this way, but she added, “I know at least 10–20 female wrestlers who have told me that the WFI President took advantage of them sexually. They told me what happened. I can’t give you their names right now, but if we get to meet the Prime Minister and the Home Minister of the country, I’ll be happy to “.

“People close to the WFI President have made death threats against me. If something bad happens to any of us sitting here, it will be the WFI President’s fault “She said that.

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