Government eager to have dialogue with protesting wrestlers, says Sports Minister Anurag Thakur

Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports of India, Anurag Thakur has tweeted that the central authorities is eager to have a ‘discussion’ with protesting wrestlers.

“The government is willing to have a discussion with the wrestlers on their issues. I have once again invited the wrestlers for the same,” Thakur wrote by means of his social media.

The assertion comes 4 days after Union Home Minister Amit Shah met a delegation of protesting wrestlers at his official residence throughout the capital.

The Indian Express had reported earlier that the meeting, which is learnt to have lasted for over two hours and ended after midnight, was attended by Olympic medalists Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malik along with various coaches. “We had a meeting with the Home Minister. I can’t comment further,” Bajrang had instructed this paper.

The 2021 Tokyo Olympics bronze medalist is amongst a number of of the nation’s excessive wrestlers, who’ve been protesting throughout the nationwide capital over higher than a month, demanding the arrest of Wrestling Federation of India chief, Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, alleging him of sexual harassment and misconduct.

The Delhi Police registered two FIRs in the direction of Singh on April 28 that, as reported by this publication on Friday, have on the very least two circumstances of demanding “sexual favours” in lieu {{of professional}} assist; shut to fifteen incidents of sexual harassment that embrace 10 episodes of inappropriate touching, molestation that options working fingers over breasts, touching the navel; various circumstances of intimidation along with stalking.

The Indian Express moreover reported that one Olympian, a Commonwealth gold medallist, a world referee and a state-level coach are learnt to have corroborated the allegations of on the very least three female wrestlers, and are among the many many 125 potential witnesses all through 4 states whose statements have been recorded by Delhi Police.

The standing of the investigation into these allegations in the direction of Singh, as learnt, was the necessary factor problem raised by the wrestlers at their meeting with Shah. The wrestlers underlined their demand for a sturdy chargesheet to be filed shortly. The Home Minister is learnt to have acknowledged that the due course of have to be adopted.