“We’re assured we are going to win the combat for justice. We’ll make our greatest effort in order that not simply the worldwide wrestling group will get to learn about our plight however we may also attain out to athletes in different disciplines. No nation has remained untouched by incidents of sexual harassment in sport,” Vinesh mentioned.
The protesting wrestlers additionally mentioned that their focus is absolutely on getting justice from the court docket, whereas including that the findings of the Oversight Committee constituted by the Sports activities Ministry is now not related.
The Sports activities Ministry had constituted a six-member panel headed by legendary boxer MC Mary Kom on January 23 and requested it to submit its findings on the allegations of sexual harassment levelled by ladies grapplers towards former Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.
The committee submitted its report within the first week of April however the ministry is but to make the findings public.
Requested whether or not she was conscious of the findings of the Oversight Committee, 2018 Jakarta Asian Video games gold medallist Vinesh Phogat, mentioned, “That’s previous. We’re not deliberating or considering on what the committee has performed or hasn’t. The period of the committee was three months…it is over now and the combat has gone to court docket, so we are going to deal with that,” mentioned Vinesh.
The protest by India’s prime wrestlers, together with Vinesh, Olympic medallists Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malik, who’re demanding the arrest of Brij Bhushan for allegedly sexually harassing seven ladies grapplers, entered its 25th day with no answer in sight.
On Wednesday, the grapplers and their supporters took out a procession from Jantar Mantar to Bangla Sahib Gurudwara and provided prayers there.
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Vinesh added that the choice to be taken by the senior khap panchayat leaders on Might 21 will probably be essential of their combat towards Brij Bhushan.
“No matter choice is taken by our elders on Might 21 (the deadline set by the wrestlers for concrete motion towards Brij Bhushan) will probably be binding on us. They are going to chart our future plan of action,” mentioned Vinesh.
She additionally criticised these individuals who have been attempting to provide the agitation of the wrestlers a political color.
“This protest will not be a platform for political events. Each citizen of the nation is free to go to Jantar Mantar. We welcome everybody on the protest web site with out discriminating on social gathering, faith or caste strains,” she mentioned.
The wrestlers had on Tuesday visited the Hanuman temple close to Connaught Place accompanied by Bhim Military president Chandrashekhar Azad and lots of of supporters.
Briefing the media after the march, Olympic and World Championship medallist Bajrang Punia had appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Dwelling Minister Amit Shah to intervene and guarantee justice to the feminine wrestlers.
The wrestlers had additionally indicated that they could take their agitation to Ram Lila floor to make it a “nationwide motion”.
(With inputs from PTI)
