ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE WRESTLER’S PROTEST

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ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE WRESTLER’S PROTEST

 

WRITTEN BY: VAISHNAVI PARATE

3RD YEAR LLB 

 SHRI NATHMAL GOENKA LAW COLLEGE, AKOLA

 

EDITED BY: YASH JAIN

5TH YEAR BBA LLB(H)

AMITY LAW SCHOOL, NOIDA

 

INTRODUCTION

Indian wrestlers Vinesh Phogat and Sakshi Malik on Wednesday accused Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brijbhushan Sharan Singh of sexual harassment.  Brijbhushan Singh is a BJP MP who challenged Raj Thackeray's Ayodhya visit.  Even then it was in discussion.  Vinesh Phogat said, 'Women wrestlers' president Brijbhushan Sharan Singh and coaches sexually harass in national camps.  Some coaches assigned to national camps have been sexually harassing women wrestlers for years. 

 

Many women wrestlers also complained about this. According to the Times of India, the federation had called for a new referee for the Senior Wrestling Championship in Visakhapatnam.  The new umpires did not know the rules.  They gave wrong decisions.  Due to this, dissatisfaction has spread among the players and fights have also taken place. Bajrang Punia's trainer Sujit Mann was suspended by the federation after questioning a match decision.  Sujit Mann's name is missing from the senior camp at Sonepat.  Due to such arbitrariness of the federation, the Dharna movement is taking place.



WHAT IS THE ISSUE?

Brijbhushan Sharan Singh, President of the Wrestling Federation of India, is a Bharatiya Janata Party Member of Parliament from the Kaisarganj Lok Sabha constituency in the Bahraich district of UP.  He has been elected as a member of the Lok Sabha six times so far.  He had also challenged last year that Maharashtra Navnirman Sena president Raj Thackeray would not be allowed to step foot in Ayodhya due to his stance against North Indians.  Due to this, it was also in discussion. Learned about this from a letter written to the President - WFI Assistant Secretary On the protest against WFI wrestlers, WFI Assistant Secretary Vinod Tomar said, I don't know why this is going on.  All the wrestlers have written letters to the WFI President, in which I got to know about the protest.  I am here to ask their problems.

 


APPROACH OF POLICE AND GOVERNMENT

Wrestler Bajrang Punia said that the players who have complained.  Police and government will be responsible if anything happens to them.  Pressure is being put on those who complain against the federation.  At the same time, Babita Phogat said that Sakshi Malik snatched the report of the inquiry committee from her hands.  It was also signed.  He has also raised the question of how the investigation will be fair if it is being investigated in this way. The Delhi Police have registered cases against the wrestlers and their supporters protesting at Jantar Mantar for rioting and obstructing the work of government employees.



WRESTLER’S DETENTION

An FIR has been filed against Bajrang Punia, Sakshi Malik and Vinesh Phogat. According to a report by ANI, a case has been registered under Sections 147, 149, 186, 188, 332, and 353 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3 of the PDP Act. On Sunday night some wrestlers had come here to Jantar Mantar.  The police denied them permission and sent them back. The inauguration ceremony of the new Parliament was organized in the capital Delhi on Sunday. The wrestlers organized Mahila Samman Mahapanchayat in front of the new Parliament.  The police had denied permission to the Maha Panchayat on security grounds. There was a scuffle and scuffle between the wrestlers and the police who were proceeding from Jantar Mantar towards the new Parliament.  Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik, Bajrang Punia and their supporters were detained by the police.

 

According to a report by PTI, the police have arrested 700 people from the Delhi area including Jantar Mantar. After detaining the wrestlers, the police wrapped up the protest at Jantar Mantar.  Cots, mattresses, coolers, fans and other items were removed.  All the wrestlers will be released soon, a senior police official told PTI. The protestors were detained by the police. Now they have been released. Wrestler and protester Sakshi Malik said that we will protest.

CLASH BETWEEN WRESTLERS AND THE GOVERNMENT

The protesting wrestlers, including Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik and Bajrang Punia, were on their way from Jantar Mantar towards the new Parliament when they clashed with the police. The protesting wrestlers were trying to organize Mahila Samman Mahapanchayat in front of the new Parliament.

STATEMENTS OF RELATED AUTHORITIES

 "We respect the sportspersons but we will not allow any form of obstruction in the inauguration ceremony of the new Parliament," said Delhi Special Commissioner of Police Dipendra Pathak. In the capital Delhi, on the one hand, the inauguration ceremony of the new Parliament is going on, while on the other hand, there was a clash between the police and wrestlers.  Sakshi Malik has said that the wrestlers were arrested. Farmer leader Rakesh Tikait has staged a protest at Delhi's Gazipur border after being prevented from going to Jantar Mantar in support of women wrestlers. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has also tweeted.  She said, "I strongly condemn the way the Delhi Police have dealt with Sakshi Malik, Vinesh Phogat and other wrestlers. Our champions have been mistreated.

Tolerance is expected in a democracy. But now dictators have become intolerant and It is working to suppress the discontent. I demand that the government immediately release the wrestlers. I am with the wrestlers."

Bajrang Punia also tweeted and said, "Does a government treat its players like this? What crime have we committed"?  Bajrang has asked this question. The protesting wrestlers had gone to India Gate from Jantar Mantar a few days ago.  He organized a candle march at India Gate.  Wrestlers have accused Indian Wrestling Federation President Brijbhushan Singh of sexual harassment.  Two FIRs have been lodged against him.  The wrestlers had taken a stand that they would not end the agitation unless Brijbhushan was arrested.



VIEW OF WRESTLING FEDERATION OF INDIA

Then there was the question of how the federation viewed interference in wrestlers' commercial partnerships. Earlier last year, Indian wrestlers were sponsored by several organizations. Last year, the WFI partnered with one of them to encourage wrestlers who signed with other contractors to sign with the first. WFI has also clarified that all sponsorship funds should be handled exclusively through his WFI.

The decision to protest was made at a rally in Sonepat the day before the wrestlers gathered at Jantar Mantar. The only people who knew about it were the few elderly wrestlers present on the first day. "The more people knew about the matter, the more likely it was to leak. And we also knew we had to be there together." I've heard people come forward and they've been threatened," Vinesh said. 

REFERENCE LINKS:

1.     Indian Penal Code

2.     The Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act

3.     https://www.google.com/amp/s/m.timesofindia.com/videos/toi-original/bjp-mp-pritam-munde-breaks-ranks-with-party-on-wrestlers-protest/amp_videoshow/100695554.cms

4.     https://www.google.com/amp/s/timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/wrestling/wrestlers-protest-news-live-updates-wrestlers-to-sit-on-hunger-strike-at-india-gate-30-may-2023/amp_liveblog/100622859.cms

5.     https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2023/5/4/why-are-top-indian-wrestlers-protesting-on-the-streets

6.     https://www.google.com/amp/s/indianexpress.com/article/explained/wrestlers-protesting-against-brij-bhushan-sharan-singh-8575355/lite/

7.     https://www.google.com/amp/s/sportstar.thehindu.com/wrestling/wrestling-protests-wrestlers-jantar-mantar-wfi-president-brij-bhushan-sharan-singh-coaches-sexual-harassment/article66455948.ece/amp/

 

  

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