Protesting wrestlers on Monday decided to take their “agitation global” by approaching Olympic medallists and athletes from other countries.
This follows the opportunistic silence of India’s top sportspersons (barring a few honorable exceptions) on the ongoing protests seeking the arrest of former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief and BJP strongman Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, accused of sexual harrassment by multiple women wrestlers
The wrestlers warned that if their demands were not heeded, a “big call” would be taken after May 21.
India’s top wrestlers, led by Olympic medallists Bajrang Punia, Sakshi Malik and Asian Games Gold medallist Vinesh Phogat, have been on a sit-in protest at Jantar Mantar for the last 23 days, demanding the arrest of Brij Bhushan, accused of sexually harassing women grapplers, including a minor.
“We will make this protest global. We will approach Olympians and Olympic medallists in other countries. We will write to them asking them for their support,” PTI quotes 2018 Jakarta Asian Games Gold medallist Vinesh as having said.
“We have set May 21 as the deadline (for action against Brij Bhushan). If no decision is taken, then we will take a big call on our agitation after that date,” Vinesh further said.
