Mobilenews24x7 Bureau
The obvious has happened in the case of wrestlers’protest as the system in power is trying to pressurise the protestors to strike a compromise.
It is clear that the BJP strong man and MP, Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh with the blessing of his invisible harbingers is putting all his weight to outsmart the protestors.
Olympic bronze medallist Sakshi Malik has reportedly claimed that “there’s huge pressure on us to compromise,” Sakshi told a television channel, claiming that people close to Brij Bhushan have been calling and threatening them.
She also claimed that the father of the complainant minor wrestler is suffering from depression because of the pressure put on him to withdraw the complaint.
One fails to understand that whether the sidelined WFI chief is so indispensable or powerful or his conviction, in case, would impact the coming polls in 2024.
Amid the ongoing talks to resolve wrestlers’ issues, grappler Sakshi Malik on Saturday also said they will not participate in Asian Games unless the matter is completely resolved.
Talking to reporters in Sonipat, Malik said that no one understands what the wrestlers are going through mentally each passing day.
What is worrisome that, why a word not from the Prime Minister till date in matter of such sensitivity?
The 30-year-old reached Sonipat to attend the Mahapanchayat to decide on the future course of action for wrestlers, who have been demanding the resignation of Brij Bhushan Singh over allegations of sexual harassment.
Wrestlers may boycott Asian Games
“We will participate in Asian Games only when all these issues will be resolved. You can’t understand how mentally exhausting this is and what we are going through every day,” Sakshi said.
Sakshi’s comments have come at a time when trials for the Asiad are scheduled to take place in the ongoing month. All the wrestlers, including those involved in the protest, need to compete at trials and earn their place in the India team for the Asian Games, which will be held in Hangzhou, China from September 23 to October 8, 2023.
Earlier on Wednesday, Sakshi along with Bajrang Punia and others had met Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur at his home and said that the government has asked for time till June 15 for the police investigation to complete.
That indirectly implies what is in the minds of the Union Sports Ministry. And it is known how the Delhi police has acted so far.
“The government has asked for time till June 15 for the police investigation to complete. It has agreed on most of our proposals related to wrestling. Now, we will keep these proposals in front of the farmers’ unions, women’s unions, our seniors and khap panchayats. So, we won’t have any protest till June 15 but our ‘movement’ against the WFI chief will continue,” Sakshi was reported to have told.
