Thakur’s remarks got here days after the nation’s high wrestlers, protesting for greater than a month over allegations of sexual harassment towards Singh, threatened to immerse their medals within the Ganga river in Haridwar.
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“The federal government favours an unbiased investigation…. All of us need justice to be delivered, however it is going to occur after following the due course of,” Thakur stated in an interactive session on the India Financial Conclave organised by the Occasions Community.
The minister stated the Delhi Police is investigating the case, which was filed after a government-appointed committee submitted a report on the allegations towards Singh, who can also be a Bharatiya Janata Occasion (BJP) MP.
“There isn’t any query of bias,” Thakur stated to solutions that the delay in motion was as a result of Singh was a Lok Sabha member of the ruling celebration on the Centre.
The minister stated the Delhi Police is anticipated to file a chargesheet within the matter quickly.
“All of us are in favour of a speedy investigation,” he added.
Thakur stated the federal government had agreed to each demand of the wrestlers, arrange a panel to probe the costs levelled by them towards Singh and requested the Indian Olympic Affiliation (IOA) to nominate a committee of directors to run the affairs of the WFI.
“Be it an athlete or a lady, if any atrocity has been dedicated, they need to get speedy justice,” he stated, including that the incidents the wrestlers have referred to had taken place seven years in the past.
Thakur stated the wrestlers had been advised that an FIR may very well be filed at any police station, however they wished the intervention of the federal government.
A number of Olympic and World Championship medal-winning wrestlers, together with Sakshi Malik, Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia and Sangeeta Phogat, have been protesting right here demanding Singh’s arrest for allegedly sexually harassing a number of feminine grapplers, together with a minor.
