Wrestlers Protest: Fueled with new vigour, the protesting Wrestlers are keen on making their event a ‘National Movement’. As a result the Wrestlers have made it clear that they will continue their protest for the arrest of former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh at the Ram Lila ground in Delhi. The wrestlers have been protesting for the previous 4 weeks at Jantar Mantar after Brij Bushan was accused of sexually harassing women wrestlers. Follow Wrestlers vs WFI Live Updates with InsideSport.IN
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“We will discuss it (taking the protest to the Ram Lila ground) among ourselves and will take a decision about it soon,” said Sakshi, reacting to Bhim Army president Chandrashekhar Azad’s suggestion that the agitation should be made a “national movement” by taking it to Ram Lila maidan, a much bigger venue than the current one at Jantar Mantar.
Determined to make the protest much bigger the Protesters are keen on shifting to a bigger venue. Therefore they are planning to shift their protest from Jantar Mantar to Ram Lila maidan and thereby making the agitation a National movement. It has been understood that the protest is likely to be shifted after 21st of May.
Sakshi, however, did not clarify whether the wrestlers will shift the site of protest to Ram Lila maidan altogether or continue the agitation at Jantar Mantar also. On Monday, Vinesh said that the wrestlers felt they were being restricted and pushed into a corner at Jantar Mantar and they would agitate at other places. She had also alleged that the wrestlers were being stalked at the protest site at Jantar Mantar.
While the ad hoc committee formed by the Indian Olympic Association has taken charge of the national federation from WFI officials, the wrestlers have stuck to their demand for the arrest of Brij Bhushan.
Azad, in his speech, said, “Even if you people (wrestlers and their supporters) sit here (at Jantar Mantar) it will not have an effect on the government. Since this is your (wrestlers’) agitation, we will support you wholeheartedly and not take a decision on your behalf.
“But you will have to take a decision on May 21 whether you want to sit at the protest site or make it a bigger movement.” The wrestlers, in keeping with their objective of connecting with more people and making them aware of the alleged harassment they had faced at the hands of Brij Bhushan, had taken out a march at Connaught Place on Monday.
On Tuesday, they again decided to hit the streets of Delhi by taking out a procession from Jantar Mantar to Hanuman temple near Connaught Place. The wrestlers on Monday decided to make their “agitation global” by approaching Olympic medallists and athletes in other countries and highlight their plight.
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