Wrestlers’ protest: Farm union chief Naresh Tikait to carry Mahapanchayat in Muzaffarnagar as we speak (file picture/Naresh Tikait)
BKU chief Naresh Tikait mentioned a ‘mahapanchayat’ might be held in Muzaffarnagar’s Soram village on Thursday (June 1) to debate the continuing protest by wrestlers towards WFI chief Brij Bhushan Singh over sexual harassment fees. Tikait, the pinnacle of Balyan khap, on Tuesday evening mentioned the matter might be mentioned intimately within the mahapanchayat.
On a drama-filled Tuesday, a few of India’s finest wrestlers accompanied by tons of of supporters gathered on the banks of the Ganga in Haridwar, Uttarakhand, threatening to immerse their World and Olympic medals within the holy river, however refrained after being satisfied by Khap and farmer leaders who sought 5 days to deal with their grievances.
Olympic medallists Sakshi Malik, Bajrang Punia and Asian Games gold medallist Vinesh Phogat went to Har ki Pauri on Tuesday to protest the inaction towards the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief who has allegedly sexually harassed a number of ladies grapplers. However, after spending an hour and 45 minutes, they returned after a number of khap and political leaders urged them to not take such an excessive step.
Tikait mentioned a number of representatives of various khaps and their heads hailing from Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab Rajasthan and Delhi might be collaborating within the mahapanchayat to determine the subsequent plan of action within the wrestlers protest. On May 28, the Delhi Police had detained the wrestlers and filed FIRs towards them for violation of legislation and order.
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