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Wrestlers should get justice as soon as possible: Former cricketer Kirti Azad

NEW DELHI: Former Indian cricketer Kirti Azad voiced support for the protesting wrestlers and also expressed his dissatisfaction with the handling of the issue, stating that grapplers who have brought respect to the country via their sports achievements deserve justice.

The Times of India · 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

A Hindutva ‘fraud’ accused of sexual assault lives in a Lutyens flat meant for MPs

Rajyavardhan Singh Parmar knows how to stay in the limelight as the chief of  an obscure Hindutva outfit – the Maharana Pratap Sena. Be it with his claims about the Hindu roots of Mughal monuments or his support to BJP MP Brij Bhushan Singh over the wrestlers’ protest. But the…

Newslaundry · Jun 1, 2023

Media cites ‘sources’ to claim ‘no evidence’ against WFI chief. Delhi police says otherwise – but deletes tweet

India’s top wrestlers have been protesting for 38 days now. But sections of the media cited unnamed police sources today to allege there’s “no sufficient evidence” to arrest BJP MP and Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.

Newslaundry · May 31, 2023

'Does POCSO, immediate arrest not apply to Brij Bhushan as votes matter not women wrestlers': Sibal flays govt

Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Wednesday slammed the government over the issue of allegations of sexual harassment levelled by women wrestlers against WFI president Brij Bhushan Singh, and asked whether POCSO and immediate arrest apply to all accused other than Singh because he belongs to the BJP. Read further…

Dynamite News · May 31, 2023

Watch: BJP MP Meenakshi Lekhi starts running when questioned on wrestlers’ protest

Even as India’s protesting wrestlers sat on the banks of the Ganga, threatening to immerse their medals, BJP MP Meenakshi Lekhi went on a run to avoid answering questions on their protest.

Newslaundry · May 31, 2023

Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah urges Centre to provide justice to protesting women wrestlers

Karnataka CM Siddaramiah urged Centre to arrest restling Federation of India’s president and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Singh

The Hindu · May 29, 2023

'Prevented' from attending mahapanchayat in wrestlers’ support, claims section of JNU students

This news article by The Hindu reported that a section of Jawaharlal Nehru University students on May 28 alleged that the varsity authorities “prevented” them from taking part in the ‘Mahila Maha Panchayat’ by ramping up security on campus. Read the full story on The Hindu.

The Hindu · May 28, 2023

Wrestlers' Protest: Sexual harassment 'laws are being misused', says Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh

AYODHYA (Uttar Pradesh): Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Singh said that laws related to sexual harassment are flawed and are being misused against him.

The Times of India · May 27, 2023

‘If law followed, Singh would’ve been in jail’: What protesters said on one month of wrestlers’ sit-in

The wrestlers’ protest to seek action against WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh over sexual harassment allegations has entered its second month with a candle march in Delhi.

Newslaundry · May 24, 2023