Neeraj Chopra, Kapil Dev extend help to protesting wrestlers

Three months after they ended their sit-in protest following the formation of an oversight committee to analysis the sexual harassment allegations in opposition to Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, Indian wrestlers, along with Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat, and Sakshi Malik, resumed their agitation closing week.

On Sunday, they went once more to Jantar Mantar and requested PM Narendra Modi for a gathering to talk in regards to the extreme accusations in opposition to the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president.

Neeraj Chopra, India’s lone Olympic gold medalist in observe and topic, joined the wrestlers of their title for movement and demanded that speedy movement should be taken inside the matter.

“It hurts me to see our athletes on the streets demanding justice. They have worked hard to represent our great nation and make us proud. As a nation, we are responsible for safeguarding the integrity and dignity of every individual, athlete or not,” he wrote.

“What’s happening should never happen. This is a sensitive issue and must be dealt with in an impartial and transparent manner. Pertaining authorities must take quick action in order to ensure that justice is served,” he added.

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— Neeraj Chopra (@Neeraj_chopra1) April 28, 2023

India’s World Cup-winning former captain Kapil Dev moreover posted a story on his official Instagram profile to share his help for the wrestlers. “Will they ever get justice,” he requested posting a picture of a press conference that features Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malik amongst others.

Source: Kapil Dev’s Instagram Account

Earlier, Ravi Dahiya, one different wrestler, expressed help for his colleagues. “An army man and a sportsperson is the pride of every nation, and to respect them is the nation’s duty,” he remarked.

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— Ravi Kumar Dahiya (@ravidahiya60) April 27, 2023

The Delhi Police have moreover acquired a notification from the Supreme Court in regards to the petition filed by wrestlers in opposition to the WFI chief. The wrestlers filed a writ swimsuit asking for the registration of an FIR in opposition to the highest of WFI for sexually assaulting the female wrestlers.

The president of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) and former observe and topic athlete, PT Usha, simply currently mentioned that sportspersons protesting on the streets amounted to indiscipline and have been tarnishing the image of the nation.

Indian wrestlers initially took half in a sign at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on January 19, 2023, calling for the dissolution of the WFI and a police inquiry into the accusations in opposition to its chairperson of sexually abusing female athletes. Vinod Tomar, assistant secretary of the WFI was suspended on account of the protest.

Anurag Thakur, the Union Minister of Sports had met the wrestlers and launched the creation of an oversight committee to look into the accusations. The IOA established a seven-member committee beneath the administration of M C Mary Kom to look into the allegations sooner than the wrestlers decided to complete their protest.

IOA has not accomplished its probe into the accusations and the panel’s findings have not however been made public. Now, the wrestlers have returned to Jantar Mantar to resume their agitation after three months, on April 23.