Priyanka Gandhi slams govt for shielding WFI chief Brij Bhushan, says ‘he will continue..’

WFI president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, who has been accused of sexual harassment by India’s high wrestlers, on Sunday claimed the athletes’ protest at Jantar Mantar is being pushed by the politicians from day one.

The nation’s high wrestlers, together with Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik and Bajrang Punia, have been protesting since April 23, demanding legal motion in opposition to Singh for alleged sexual harassment and intimidation of seven wrestlers together with a minor. An FIR has additionally been filed in opposition to the BJP MP.

Politicians comparable to Congress social gathering’s Priyanka Gandhi and Bhupinder Singh Hooda, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Rashtriya Lok Dal chief Jayant Chaudhary, former Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik, Delhi authorities ministers Atishi Singh and Suarbah Bhardwaj have visited the protest website to increase their help to the athletes in the previous couple of days.

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Speaking to the media, Priyanka Gandhi claimed that Singh was being protected by the federal government and argued that his elimination from the place was crucial given the intense accusations he’s going through. Priyanka added that she has no expectations from the Prime Minister. 

She said that the wrestlers should be given a replica of the Friday-filed FIR since they’re uncertain of whether or not provisions of the Indian Penal Code have been used. 

She demanded Singh be fired, claiming that “till he is in that post, he will continue to exert pressure and keep destroying people’s careers. If that person is there on a post through which he can destroy the careers of the wrestlers, harass them and exert pressure, then what is the meaning of the FIRs and the investigation.”

“This battle has gone past the athletes now as political events have change into a part of it. From day one of many protests, I felt that this protest was politically motivated and never the voice of the athletes. They have been influenced by politicians.

“It is clear that these athletes are being used by Congress and other opposition parties. It’s evident since the beginning that their (protesting wrestlers) motive is politics, not (my) resignation,” Singh instructed reporters.