Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports activities of India, Anurag Thakur has tweeted that the central authorities is keen to have a ‘dialogue’ with protesting wrestlers.
“The federal government is keen to have a dialogue with the wrestlers on their points. I’ve as soon as once more invited the wrestlers for a similar,” Thakur wrote by way of his social media previous midnight on Wednesday.
The assertion comes 4 days after Union Residence Minister Amit Shah met a delegation of protesting wrestlers at his official residence within the capital.
The Indian Categorical had reported earlier that the assembly, which is learnt to have lasted for over two hours and ended after midnight, was attended by Olympic medalists Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malik together with a number of coaches. “We had a gathering with the Residence Minister. I can’t remark additional,” Bajrang had informed this paper.
The federal government is keen to have a dialogue with the wrestlers on their points.
I’ve as soon as once more invited the wrestlers for a similar.
— Anurag Thakur (@ianuragthakur) June 6, 2023
The 2021 Tokyo Olympics bronze medalist is amongst a few of the nation’s prime wrestlers, who’ve been protesting within the nationwide capital over greater than a month, demanding the arrest of Wrestling Federation of India chief, Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, alleging him of sexual harassment and misconduct.
The Delhi Police registered two FIRs towards Singh on April 28 that, as reported by this publication on Friday, have at the least two cases of demanding “sexual favours” in lieu {of professional} help; shut to fifteen incidents of sexual harassment that embrace 10 episodes of inappropriate touching, molestation that features operating palms over breasts, touching the navel; a number of cases of intimidation together with stalking.
The Indian Categorical additionally reported that one Olympian, a Commonwealth gold medallist, a global referee and a state-level coach are learnt to have corroborated the allegations of at the least three feminine wrestlers, and are among the many 125 potential witnesses throughout 4 states whose statements have been recorded by Delhi Police.
The standing of the investigation into these allegations towards Singh, as learnt, was the important thing concern raised by the wrestlers at their assembly with Shah. The wrestlers underlined their demand for a robust chargesheet to be filed rapidly. The Residence Minister is learnt to have mentioned that the due course of must be adopted.