Wrestlers protest: It has been six days since the wrestlers staged a protest at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar against the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chairman Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. Now many athletes and actors have also reacted and tweeted in support of these wrestlers.
Let us inform that many players including Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malik had reached Delhi’s Jantar Mantar on Sunday (April 23). Since then he is sitting on strike. Wrestlers had also protested against wrestling association president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh in January.
Neeraj Chopra expressed grief
Indian athlete and Tokyo Olympics gold medalist Neeraj Chopra has expressed grief over the performance of the wrestlers. He wrote in his post on social media, “Wrestlers work so hard and it is sad to see them in this condition. Along with this, he wrote that quick action should be taken on this matter and justice should be done at the earliest.
— Neeraj Chopra (@Neeraj_chopra1) April 28, 2023
Wrestlers raised questions on the silence of cricketers
Earlier, the wrestlers raised the question that why are the cricketers silent on this issue? After this, former captain of the Indian team Kapil Dev said on Friday – Will these people ever get justice? Sania Mirza also appealed – support wrestlers in difficult times.
Now former explosive batsman of the Indian cricket team Virender Sehwag has also supported the wrestlers and demanded a fair investigation.
Sehwag tweeted, “It is very sad that our champions, who have brought laurels to the country, hoisted the flag, brought so much happiness to all of us, have to come on the road today. It is a very sensitive matter and it should be investigated impartially. Hope the players get justice.”
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p lang=”hi” dir=”ltr”>It is very sad that our champions, who have brought laurels to the country, hoisted the flag and brought so much happiness to all of us, have to come on the road today. It is a very sensitive matter and it should be investigated impartially. Hope the players get justice. pic.twitter.com/A8KXqxbKZ4
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) April 28, 2023
Apart from this, Irfan Pathan also tweeted and wrote, “Indian athletes are always our pride, not only when they bring us medals.”
It is noteworthy that in January, the wrestlers demonstrated for the first time against the President of the Wrestling Association, Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. The wrestlers were sitting on a dharna at Jantar Mantar in Delhi. The president of the Wrestlers Wrestling Association was accused of running the union arbitrarily and sexually abusing many female wrestlers.
After this, Brijbhushan Sharan Singh was removed from the work of the wrestling association and a committee was formed to investigate the allegations against him. The committee submitted its report on April 5, but it was not made public. After this, the wrestlers again started demonstrating at Jantar Mantar in Delhi on Sunday (April 23).
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