Delhi Police stated the circumstances filed by girls wrestlers are nonetheless into account and standing studies are being filed earlier than the court docket. It will be in opposition to the process to say something earlier than the report is submitted to court docket, the police stated after it deleted three tweets on the case.
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A day after the wrestlers, who’re demanding the arrest of former WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh over allegations of sexual harassment of grapplers, threatened to immerse their medals in river Ganga, Thakur urged them to be affected person and place confidence in the Supreme Court docket, the Sports activities Ministry and Delhi police.
He promised acceptable motion as soon as the probe is accomplished and in addition stated that the WFI will maintain elections and a brand new physique will likely be elected quickly.
The federal government drew extra flak over the problem from the Opposition with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee becoming a member of a protest in Kolkata in opposition to the alleged manhandling of wrestlers at New Delhi’s Jantar Mantar on Sunday. The Congress too lashed out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, asking why he didn’t enchantment to the protesting wrestlers to not throw their medals within the Ganga.
The wrestlers, besides Sakshi Malik, returned to their properties in Haryana and didn’t converse with the ready media in Haridwar on account of a “silence vow” on Wednesday.
The wrestlers, who had been protesting at Jantar Mantar right here since April 23, had been faraway from the positioning by the police on Sunday after they tried to march in the direction of the brand new Parliament constructing following its inauguration.
“I urge the wrestlers to be affected person until the result of the investigation. I additionally urge them to not take any step that would undermine sports activities or damage any sportsperson,” Thakur stated whereas replying to queries from reporters.
He harassed that his ministry had acted promptly on the wrestlers’ criticism and acceptable motion could be taken as soon as the probe is accomplished.
The WFI president has stepped apart and a committee of directors arrange by the Indian Olympic Affiliation is taking on a regular basis selections, Thakur stated.
Delhi police stated the sexual harassment case in opposition to Singh is into account and the standing report of the investigation will likely be submitted to court docket.
Early throughout the day, police sources stated the pressure had not discovered enough proof in favour of the allegations levelled in opposition to Singh by feminine wrestlers and that it’ll submit the report inside 15 days.
Because the information got here out within the media, the Delhi Police took to Twitter to say: “It’s clarified that this information is incorrect and the investigation into this delicate case is beneath progress with all sensitivity.”
A public relation officer of the Delhi Police additionally shared the identical message with reporters. After almost an hour, the Delhi Police deleted its tweet. The PRO additionally eliminated the message she had shared within the official WhatsApp group for reporters.
Later, the PRO put one other message in Hindi that learn: “The circumstances filed by girls wrestlers are nonetheless into account. Standing studies are being filed earlier than the court docket relating to the investigation within the stated circumstances.
“Because the circumstances are beneath investigation, it could be in opposition to the process to say something earlier than the report is filed within the court docket,” the message learn.
Addressing a programme in Uttar Pradesh’s Barabanki, Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh stated that he’ll grasp himself even when a single allegation is proved in opposition to him.
The BJP MP additionally stated all wrestlers are like his kids and he won’t blame them as his blood and sweat have additionally gone into their success.
“I’m as soon as once more saying that if even when a single allegation is proved in opposition to me, I’ll grasp myself,” Singh stated whereas addressing a programme on the Mahadeva auditorium within the Ramnagar space right here.
“It has been 4 months since they (wrestlers) need me to be hanged, however the authorities just isn’t hanging me. So that they had been going to immerse their medals within the Ganga. Brij Bhushan won’t be hanged by throwing medals within the Ganga. In case you have proof, give it to the court docket and if the court docket hangs me, I’ll settle for it,” the member of Parliament from Kaiserganj stated.
Holding a placard with the message “We Need Justice” written on it, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee participated within the rally in Kolkata assist of wrestlers that began at Hazra Street crossing within the southern a part of town and culminated at Rabindra Sadan, the cultural hub of the jap metropolis.
Banerjee joined the two.8-km rally at Bhawanipur, her personal constituency.
She was flanked by former girls footballers Kuntala Ghosh Dastidar and Shanti Mallick, ex-soccer gamers Alvito D’Cunha, Rahim Nabi, and Dipendu Biswas and a number of other different sports activities personalities and customary folks.
The Congress attacked the BJP, saying the slogan of ‘Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao’ now means ‘Beti BJP ke netaon se bachao (save daughters from BJP leaders)’ .
Olympic medallists Sakshi Malik and Bajrang Punia and Asian Video games gold medallist Vinesh Phogat had gone to Har ki Pauri to protest the inaction in opposition to 66-year-old Singh.
Addressing a press convention on the AICC headquarters, Congress MP Deepender Hooda stated, “These medals are their life, they symbolize their battle, their households’ sacrifices and the nation’s satisfaction. What sort of a merciless authorities is that this? We need to ask the prime minister and authorities as to why they didn’t even urge the wrestlers to not throw their medals.”
“The prime minister and ministers, who used to queue as much as get images with these sportspersons after they gained medals, didn’t even challenge an enchantment. It despatched a message that they don’t seem to be solely anti-sportspersons but additionally anti-medals,” the Congress chief from Haryana stated.
“You speak of Uniform Civil Code, will that not be relevant to BJP leaders. Is there a separate regulation for them,” Hooda requested.
In the meantime, the Worldwide Olympic Committee (IOC) stated the way in which protesting Indian wrestlers had been handled by Delhi Police over the weekend was “very disturbing” and stated allegations by the wrestlers needs to be adopted up on by an unbiased, felony investigation.
The IOC’s response follows the United World Wrestling’s (UWW) criticism of the detention of the grapplers throughout their protest at Jantar Mantar, through which the game’s world physique threatened to droop the nationwide federation if it fails to carry its election throughout the stipulated time.
“The therapy of the Indian wrestling athletes over the weekend was very disturbing. The IOC insists that the allegations by the wrestlers are adopted up on by an unbiased, felony investigation consistent with native regulation,” the IOC stated within the assertion.
“We perceive {that a} first step in the direction of such a felony investigation has been made, however extra steps must observe earlier than concrete actions turn into seen. We urge that the protection and well-being of those athletes are duly thought of all through this course of and that this investigation will likely be speedily concluded.”
