Priyanka Gandhi Joins Wrestlers Protest; FIR under POCSO Act against WFI chief Brij Bhushan

HY News 29 April, 2023 11:38 am IST
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Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra met the wrestlers who have been on protest at Delhi's Jantar Mantar today, backing their demand for action against the alleged sexual exploitation of women athletes. The wrestlers have been on a sit-in demanding the arrest of Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh on complaints of sexual harassment.

At the protest venue, the Congress general secretary hit out at the Delhi Police for not providing a copy of the First Information Report, or FIR, filed against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.

"I don't have any expectations from the PM (Narendra Modi) because if he is worried about these wrestlers, then why has he not talked to them or met them yet? Why is the government trying to save him (Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh)," she said.

The Delhi Police on Friday filed two cases against the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief after the wrestlers complained to the Supreme Court. One of the FIRs is over a complaint of sexual harassment by a minor, filed under the stringent Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, which rules out bail.

But despite the assurance of police action, the wrestlers said they will continue their sit-in protest, demanding the "immediate arrest" of the WFI chief. "We respect the Supreme Court's order, but we don't have faith in the Delhi Police. This fight is not for an FIR. This fight is to punish people like him. He needs to be in jail and stripped of his portfolios," the wrestlers said.

Earlier this week, Priyanka Gandhi slammed the government, asking whether it wants to shield the guilty.

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