Brij Bhushan is at the moment beneath scrutiny after prime Indian wrestlers, together with Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat and Sakshi Malik, demanded his arrest for alleged sexual harassment of girls grapplers.
“I’m an UWW referee since 2007 and I’ve been a referee earlier than the beginning of the protesting wrestlers. I additionally know Brij Bhushan for a very long time,” Jagbir instructed PTI.
“I could not say a lot as a result of till the women registered complaints, I couldn’t do something. However I noticed the episode with my very own eyes and felt unhealthy,” he stated.
Jagbir, who has been a coach-cum-international referee since 2007, stated he witnessed Brij Bhushan’s misbehaviour along with his personal eyes on quite a few events.
“After he turned the president throughout his second tour in 2013 in Kazakhstan, the president instructed us ‘I’ll feed you Indian meals immediately’ and he organized a celebration within the junior wrestlers’ lodge,” he claimed.
“Brij Bhushan and his accomplices from Thailand have been drunk they usually misbehaved with the women and I used to be a witness to that.
“In 2022, I witnessed one thing. Each time the president used to journey contained in the nation for nationwide tournaments, two to a few women have been all the time with him however we might by no means protest. We’ve got seen that with our eyes.”
Jagbir, actually, has corroborated the protesting wrestler’s allegations in his testimony to the Delhi Police.
Requested about Brij Bhushan’s denial of all of the allegations, Jagbir stated: “Does a thief ever say I’ve stolen? Each offender will make these excuses.”
He, nonetheless, refused to touch upon the U-turn of the minor wrestler’s father, who stated he accused Brij Bhushan as a consequence of private enmity after his daughter was discriminated in the course of the U-17 Asian Championship Trials.
“I cannot wish to touch upon the assertion of the minor lady’s father. I even do not know who the minor wrestler is. No matter I’m saying is all about what I’ve seen with my very own eyes,” he stated.
“On 25th March 2022, after a trial, there was a photograph session and a lady felt uncomfortable whereas standing with the president and left the spot.”
