'Sengol bent on the first day,' Tamil Nadu
1 year, 6 months ago

'Sengol bent on the first day,' Tamil Nadu

ABP News  

New Delhi: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin attacked the BJP-led central government for police action against protesting wrestlers including Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Mallik, and Bajrang Punia, saying that the Sengol bent on the very first day when the new Parliament building was inaugurated, reported ANI. Notably, protesting wrestlers Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Mallik, and Bajrang Punia were among others who were manhandled and detained by Delhi Police on Sunday while trying to march towards the new Parliament as they wanted to hold a women's Maha Panchayat in front of the new Parliament. The Tamil Nadu CM said that it has been several months since female wrestlers filed sexual complaints against a BJP member of Parliament, Brij Bhushan Singh, however, no action has been taken against him. Earlier on Sunday, chaotic scenes were witnessed at the dharna site at Jantar Mantar, barely three kilometres from the new Parliament building that was inaugurated by the prime minister, as protesters and police personnel shoved and pushed each other when the Phogat sisters, Sakshi Malik, and others tried to breach the barricades.

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Tamil Nadu: BJP delegation calls on Governor
1 year, 1 month ago

Tamil Nadu: BJP delegation calls on Governor

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: The BJP delegation, led by former Karnataka Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda, which came to Chennai to investigate and prepare a report on the alleged ‘atrocities and harassments’ on their party members, submitted a memorandum to Governor R N Ravi listing the false cases foisted on their cadre by the State’s law enforcement agencies. The delegation, comprising Sathyapal …

‘Remained mum for years as…’: Wrestler couple Sakshi Malik, Satyawart Kadian
1 year, 6 months ago

‘Remained mum for years as…’: Wrestler couple Sakshi Malik, Satyawart Kadian

Live Mint  

Olympic medallist Sakshee Malikkh and her wrestler husband Satyawart Kadian on Saturday insisted that the wrestlers' protest was not politically motivated. Country's top wrestlers including Sakshee Malikkh, Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia, accused outgoing Wrestling Federation of India chief and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh of sexual harassment and intimidation. Leaders from different political parties, including Congress' Priyanka Gandhi, …

Wrestlers’ protest | Naresh Tikait announces mahapanchayat in Muzaffarnagar on June 1
1 year, 6 months ago

Wrestlers’ protest | Naresh Tikait announces mahapanchayat in Muzaffarnagar on June 1

The Hindu  

BKU leader Naresh Tikait said a 'mahapanchayat' will be held in Muzaffarnagar's Soram village on Thursday to discuss the ongoing protest by wrestlers against WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh over sexual harassment charges. On a drama-filled Tuesday, some of India's best wrestlers accompanied by hundreds of supporters gathered on the banks of the Ganga in Haridwar, threatening to immerse …

WATCH: What is happening at the wrestlers protest?
1 year, 6 months ago

WATCH: What is happening at the wrestlers protest?

The Hindu  

A little over one month after they had began protesting at New Delhi’s Jantar Mantar demanding the arrest of former WFI president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh over allegations of sexual harrassment, India’s top wrestlers including Olympic and World medallists Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat and Sakshi Malik were on Sunday detained by Delhi Police and their protest site cleared. The wrestlers …

Indian wrestlers protest: Delhi Police say sex abuse protest ‘cancelled’ after they marched to new parliament
1 year, 6 months ago

Indian wrestlers protest: Delhi Police say sex abuse protest ‘cancelled’ after they marched to new parliament

The Independent  

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Wrestlers' protest | FIR against organisers, others on charges of rioting, obstructing public servant
1 year, 6 months ago

Wrestlers' protest | FIR against organisers, others on charges of rioting, obstructing public servant

The Hindu  

The Delhi Police booked the organisers of the wrestlers' protest at Jantar Mantar and their supporters on charges of rioting and obstructing public servant in discharge of duty after some of them were detained while marching to the new Parliament building on Sunday. Wrestlers Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik and Bajrang Punia were among those detained after a scuffle with security …

Citizens’ statement with over 1,100 signatories backs wrestlers
1 year, 6 months ago

Citizens’ statement with over 1,100 signatories backs wrestlers

The Hindu  

More than 1,100 citizens — including lawyers, academics, journalists, activists, former parliamentarians, ex-bureaucrats and various individuals — on Sunday issued a release in support of the wrestlers and their supporters who had been protesting at Jantar Mantar for over a month. In a joint statement titled ‘Dismantle the structures of sexual violence, NOT the protesters’ tent!’, the signatories demanded the …

Wrestlers’ arrest shows Sengol bent on inaugural day: TN CM
1 year, 6 months ago

Wrestlers’ arrest shows Sengol bent on inaugural day: TN CM

Hindustan Times  

Condemning the arrests of the women wrestlers protesting in New Delhi’s Jantar Mantar, Tamil Nadu chief minister M K Stalin on Sunday said that the sengol, a sceptre given from Tamil Nadu’s mutt to Jawaharlal Nehru, installed in the new Parliament has “bent” on its inaugural day. Is it just that on the inauguration day, when you have already ignored …

DCW chief seeks Brij Bhushan’s arrest, accuses Delhi Police of being ‘partisan’
1 year, 6 months ago

DCW chief seeks Brij Bhushan’s arrest, accuses Delhi Police of being ‘partisan’

Live Mint  

DCW chief Swati Maliwal on Sunday wrote to Delhi Police Commissioner seeking the arrest of Bhartiya Janata Party MP and Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. The champion wrestlers had resumed their agitation against former Wresting Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh on April 23, demanding his arrest for alleged sexual harassment of several women …

Rahul Gandhi attacks PM Modi over action on wrestlers, says ‘crushing voices…’
1 year, 6 months ago

Rahul Gandhi attacks PM Modi over action on wrestlers, says ‘crushing voices…’

Live Mint  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday attacked PM Modi over the manhandling of internationally acclaimed wrestlers like Vinesh Phogat and Sakshi Malik by Delhi Police on the day Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the new Parliament of India. While calling the inauguration of Parliament the “coronation ceremony”, Rahul Gandhi said that the “arrogant king is crushing the voice of the …

Delhi Police files case against wrestlers Sakshi Malik, Vinesh Phogat, organisers for ruckus I HIGHLIGHTS
1 year, 6 months ago

Delhi Police files case against wrestlers Sakshi Malik, Vinesh Phogat, organisers for ruckus I HIGHLIGHTS

India TV News  

Even after a month of continuous protests against the alleged sexual misconduct by the Wrestling Federation of India chief, Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, top wrestlers, who have once clinched medals for India at the international forums, have been struggling at Jantar Mantar in the national capital. The tensions heightened on Sunday as wrestler Vinesh Phogat, along with her cousin sister …

Photos: Chaos as India’s police break up wrestlers’ march
1 year, 6 months ago

Photos: Chaos as India’s police break up wrestlers’ march

Al Jazeera  

Several wrestlers, including Olympic medallists Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malik, have been detained as they tried to march to India’s new parliament building in New Delhi to demand the arrest of their federation chief over sexual harassment allegations. The wrestlers originally held demonstrations in January to demand action again Wrestling Federation of India President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, who has …

Delhi court seeks status report on complaint against protesting wrestlers
1 year, 6 months ago

Delhi court seeks status report on complaint against protesting wrestlers

Hindustan Times  

A Delhi court on Thursday sought Action Taken Report from Delhi Police while agreeing to hear the criminal complaint filed seeking registration of a First Information Report against wrestlers Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat and Sakshi Malik for allegedly spreading hate speech. Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik and Bajrang Punia Advocate AP Singh, appearing for the complainant, submitted before the court that …

Wrestlers to hold 'peaceful' women's mahapanchayat in front of new Parliament on May 28, says Vinesh Phogat
1 year, 7 months ago

Wrestlers to hold 'peaceful' women's mahapanchayat in front of new Parliament on May 28, says Vinesh Phogat

India TV News  

Wrestlers' Protest: Wrestlers who have been protesting in Delhi demanding the arrest of Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh over sexual harassment allegations held a candlelight protest in the national capital. The protesters further said that they have decided to hold a peaceful women's Maha Panchayat in front of the new Parliament on May 28. "We have …

Wrestlers protest:
1 year, 7 months ago

Wrestlers protest:

India TV News  

Wrestlers protest: Wrestling Federation of India chief and Bharatiya Janata Party MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, who is facing sexual harassment allegations, today, said he is ready to undergo a polygraph test if the same is conducted on star wrestlers Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia. "I am ready for a narco test, polygraph test or lie detector test if the …

Wrestlers protest: PM Modi trying to save his party MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, accuses Congress
1 year, 7 months ago

Wrestlers protest: PM Modi trying to save his party MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, accuses Congress

India TV News  

Wrestlers protest: The Congress party today asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to break his "silence" on sexual harassment allegations against BJP MP and WFI president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, and accused him of trying to save his party's leader. In a tweet in Hindi, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said, "Sportspersons who have brought laurels to the country by winning …

Will take wrestlers agitation global, says Vinesh Phogat
1 year, 7 months ago

Will take wrestlers agitation global, says Vinesh Phogat

The Hindu  

Agitating wrestlers on May 15 evening gathered in large numbers and marched in protest from Jantar Mantar to Connaught Place stating that they are planning on taking their protest “global” and have approached other Olympic players and sportspersons for support in demanding the arrest of Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. Since April 23, India’s ace wrestlers …

4 national women’s associations give call for nationwide protests in support of wrestlers
1 year, 7 months ago

4 national women’s associations give call for nationwide protests in support of wrestlers

The Hindu  

Four national women’s organisations have given a joint call to hold nationwide protests for the immediate arrest of BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh and Haryana minister Sandeep Singh over allegations of sexual harassment made by wrestlers. In a statement, the All India Democratic Women’s Association, National Federation of Indian Women, Coordination POW-PMS-IJM All India Mahila Sanskritik Sanghatan and the …

Stalin hits out at PM over alleged manhandling of protesting wrestlers in Delhi
1 year, 7 months ago

Stalin hits out at PM over alleged manhandling of protesting wrestlers in Delhi

Deccan Chronicle  

CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Thursday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the alleged manhandling of protesting wrestlers in Delhi, saying contrary to the PM's "false promises" on empowering women, the BJP was "shielding" accused persons. On Wednesday night, a scuffle had allegedly broken out between some police personnel and the protesting wrestlers at …

Protesting wrestlers say ‘ready to return all our medals and awards’ - The Hindu
1 year, 7 months ago

Protesting wrestlers say ‘ready to return all our medals and awards’ - The Hindu

The Hindu  

Hurt by the “boorish behaviour of the Delhi Police”, protesting wrestlers Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia on May 4 offered to return their medals and awards to the government, saying these honours are of no use if they are being subjected to such humiliation. "When police is pushing us, abusing us, misbehaving then they don't see that we are Padma …

Protesting wrestlers allege cops manhandled them at Jantar Mantar, Vinesh Phogat breaks down on camera
1 year, 7 months ago

Protesting wrestlers allege cops manhandled them at Jantar Mantar, Vinesh Phogat breaks down on camera

India TV News  

Wrestlers protest: Ruckus broke out at the wrestlers protest site at Delhi's Jantar Mantar late on Wednesday with the wrestlers alleging that they were manhandled by cops. According to reports, Aam Aadmi Party leader Somnath Bharti had brought folding cots for the wrestlers are Jantar Mantar and the police tried to stop him, it was at this moment that an …

Wrestlers protest: scuffle breaks out between protestors and Delhi Police at Jantar Mantar
1 year, 7 months ago

Wrestlers protest: scuffle breaks out between protestors and Delhi Police at Jantar Mantar

The Hindu  

A scuffle broke out at Jantar Mantar between the wrestlers, who are protesting against Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, and personnel of the Delhi Police late on May 3. A minor altercation took place in which Mr. Bharti was detained along with two others.” ‘Abused, hit with sticks’ Bajrang Punia, who is among those leading the …

Navjot Sidhu joins protesting wrestlers at Jantar Mantar: ‘Fight is for…’
1 year, 7 months ago

Navjot Sidhu joins protesting wrestlers at Jantar Mantar: ‘Fight is for…’

Hindustan Times  

Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu on Monday joined the wrestlers in their protest against Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. Navjot Sidhu joined wrestlers in their protest against WFI chief Questioning why the FIR against Brij Bhushan was delayed, Sidhu said, “To know what is right and not to do, it is the worst cowardice”. Six days …

'Cut power, no water at Jantar Mantar': Bajrang Punia targets Delhi Police after FIRs against WFI chief
1 year, 7 months ago

'Cut power, no water at Jantar Mantar': Bajrang Punia targets Delhi Police after FIRs against WFI chief

Hindustan Times  

Hours after the Delhi Police registered two First Information Reports against Wrestling Federation of India president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh on Friday, Olympic medalist Bajran Punia took to Instagram alleging that electricity was cut off at the wrestlers’ protest site. Accusing the Delhi Police of suspending food and water supply at Jantar Mantar, where India’s top wrestlers have been protesting …

‘Protest will continue until..’: Bajrang Punia on FIR against Brij Bhushan Singh
1 year, 7 months ago

‘Protest will continue until..’: Bajrang Punia on FIR against Brij Bhushan Singh

Live Mint  

The Supreme Court of India directed the Delhi Police to register a First Information Report against Wrestling Federation of India President and Bharatiya Janata Party MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh in regards to the sexual harassment allegations made by female wrestlers. After the FIR directive was issued and sought a confirmation from Solicitor General Tushar Mehta representing the Delhi Police, …

Wrestlers' Protest Day 3: Supreme Court issues notices to Delhi Police, says matter serious | UPDATES
1 year, 8 months ago

Wrestlers' Protest Day 3: Supreme Court issues notices to Delhi Police, says matter serious | UPDATES

India TV News  

Wrestlers' Protest Day 3: As Olympian wrestler Vinesh Phogat, and other decorated athletes protest against the Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh entered Day 3, the Supreme Court issued notices to the Delhi Police and others on a plea by seven women wrestlers seeking registration of an FIR against him over allegations of sexual harassment, saying the …

Wrestlers Protest LIVE Updates Indian wrestlers Bajrang Punia Vinesh Phogat Delhi Jantar Mantar Protest WFI Wrestling Federation of India Latest News
1 year, 8 months ago

Wrestlers Protest LIVE Updates Indian wrestlers Bajrang Punia Vinesh Phogat Delhi Jantar Mantar Protest WFI Wrestling Federation of India Latest News

ABP News  

Wrestlers Protest LIVE: Hello and welcome to ABP Live. Top wrestlers of India who staged a protest earlier this year against the Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh have resumed their agitation at Delhi's Jantar Mantar with a fresh police complaint. Seven women wrestlers have registered a sexual harassment complaint against federation chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh …

Watch: Bajrang Punia asks Brinda Karat to leave stage at protest site
1 year, 11 months ago

Watch: Bajrang Punia asks Brinda Karat to leave stage at protest site

Hindustan Times  

Brinda Karat, a Communist Party of India leader, on Thursday reached Delhi's Jantar Mantar where wrestlers continued their sit-in protest for the second day demanding action against the Wrestling Federation of India chief and other officials against alleged sexual exploitation of several athletes but was asked to leave the stage by Olympian Bajrang Punia. In a video shared by news …

Delhi Police Books Members of Political Groups & NGOs for 'Flouting Covid-19 Protocol' at Jantar Mantar Protest
4 years, 2 months ago

Delhi Police Books Members of Political Groups & NGOs for 'Flouting Covid-19 Protocol' at Jantar Mantar Protest

News 18  

A case has been registered against some members of political parties and NGOs who gathered on Friday at Jantar Mantar to protest against the brutal Hathras gangrape case and the death of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput, Delhi Police said. Police said it had booked a few members of the Akhil Bhartiya Kisan Congress for flouting Covid-19 protocols and violating …

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