High wrestlers, together with the likes of Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik and Bajrang Punia, have been detained for violation of legislation and order after they breached the safety cordon whereas attempting to maneuver in direction of the brand new Parliament constructing for a deliberate girls’s ‘Mahapanchayat’.
“Strongly condemn the best way Delhi Police manhandled Sakshi Malik, Vinesh Phogat and different wrestlers. It is shameful our champions are handled on this method,” West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee tweeted.
“Democracy lies in tolerance however autocratic forces thrive on intolerance and quelling dissent. I demand they be instantly launched by the police. I stand by our wrestlers.”
Communist Celebration of India (Marxist) termed the police motion as “disgrace on this Govt.”
“Delhi Police have detailed girls wrestlers! Medal profitable wrestlers bundled into buses and detained for combating sexual harassment whereas man accused will probably be sitting in new parliament constructing. Disgrace!”
Chaotic scenes have been witnessed on the protest website at Jantar Mantar as wrestlers and cops shoved and pushed one another when Vinesh Phogat, her cousin sister Sangeeta Phogat and Sakshi Malik tried to breach the barricades.
Vinesh offered a robust resistance towards her detention and Sangeeta clung on to her cousin sister whereas mendacity on the highway because the wrestle continued for just a few dramatic minutes.
The police officers dragged and lifted them into buses together with a number of different wrestlers and their supporters. The wrestlers have been pushed into buses and brought to totally different unknown places.
The champion wrestlers had resumed their agitation towards former Wresting Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh on April 23, demanding his arrest for alleged sexual harassment of a number of girls grapplers, together with a minor.
The police had warned the wrestlers to not transfer in direction of Parliament however they went forward, resulting in the scuffle.
Rajasthan Congress MLA and 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Video games discus throw gold medallist Krishna Poonia too condemned the police motion.
“Probably the most shameful video of Indian sports activities and democracy. I condemn the style wherein police dragged our gold medallist wrestlers who’ve introduced laurels for our nation and on this combat for fact and justice, I stand with my sisters,” she tweeted.
TMC MLA and former India cricketer Manoj Tiwary mentioned: “So, that is what you name #AzadiKaAmritMahotsav? Disgrace! The nation is with you #wrestlers!”
