Sakshi accused Babita, a BJP chief, of siding with the federal government through the protest, whereas the latter claimed that the Rio Video games bronze medallist has turn into a ‘Congress’ puppet’.
Sakshi and her husband Satyawart Kadian had on Saturday asserted, by way of a video, that the wrestlers’ protest was not politically motivated and on no account it was impressed by Congress because it was BJP leaders Babita and Teerath Rana, who had helped them in taking police permission for the sit-in at Jantar Mantar.
On Sunday, quoting their Saturday video, Sakshi tweeted that they’d taken a dig at Babita and Rana about how they tried to make use of the wrestlers for his or her egocentric motives however the satire was not understood for the shortage of sense of humour.
“Within the video (posted on Saturday), we had commented how Teerath Rana and Babita Phogat have been making an attempt to make use of wrestlers for his or her egocentric motives and the way when the wrestlers have been in bother, they opted to take a seat on the lap of the federal government.”
“We’re undoubtedly in bother, however the sense of humour mustn’t turn into so weak {that a} joke cracked on the highly effective couldn’t be understood,” the tweet learn additional.
Babita, who had mediated between the wrestlers and the federal government through the grapplers’ three-day protest in January, tweeted an extended reply to Malik and claimed that she had nothing to do with their protest since she was towards the agitation on highway from day one.
“It pained me and in addition made me chuckle after I noticed the video posted by my youthful sister and her husband. Let me make it clear that the letter, searching for police permission, doesn’t carry my signature. I’ve nothing to do with that,” she wrote, fully pulling herself away from the protest.
“From day one, I used to be not in favour of any protest or demonstration. I’ve maintained that I think about the PM and the judiciary and the reality will come out.
“I repeatedly advised them to fulfill Prime Minister or Residence Minister for an answer however you noticed answer with Deepnder Hooda, Congress and Priyanka Gandhi, who themselves have been accompanied by rape accused individuals.
“…….your video will make individuals perceive how shameful it was in your half to start out a march on the inauguration day of the brand new parliament constructing after which speaking about immersing medals in river Ganga.
“Folks of this nation have understood that you’ve got turn into a Congress’ puppet. Now could be the time that you just reveal your actual motive as a result of persons are asking questions now,” wrote Babita.
In the meantime, Rana denied the allegations that he had used the wrestlers for egocentric motives.
“The wrestlers got here and met me (earlier than staging the protest) they usually advised us that they have been being exploited. We mentioned we’re with our sisters and daughters. I’m with the athletes within the struggle for justice. I used to be there with them earlier than and I’m now as effectively,” Rana mentioned in a video.
The video was shared within the WhatsApp group that was created to disseminate info to the media through the protest. The Rana video was later deleted from the group.
“Look, wrestlers are the pleasure of the nation and the respect of sportspersons is uppermost on the thoughts of the BJP, and I additionally respect them loads. I’ve at all times supported sportspersons,” mentioned Rana within the video.
The nation’s prime wrestlers together with Malik, Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia have accused outgoing Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh of sexual harassment and demanded his arrest.
Kadian had claimed of their Saturday video that if they’d taken the intense step of immersing their medals in Ganga, it will have led to violence.
Responding to that, Rana mentioned, “Properly, there was no such discuss that it (immersion of medals) would result in violence. There was anger among the many sportspersons they usually took a call that they might immerse their medals in river Ganga…however the nation’s sentiments have been that the athletes mustn’t take such a step.”
(With inputs from PTI)
