Wrestlers' Protest: 'Why Can't Daughters Get Justice', Mallikarjun Kharge Asks Centre
Top Indian wrestlers including Sakshi Malik and Vinesh Phogat have been demanding the immediate removal and arrest of Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, against whom police has registered two FIRs for alleged sexual exploitation.
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday asked why there was stubbornness on the part of the central government in giving justice to the wrestlers, who have been protesting against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. He also accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of giving long lectures on respect for women from the Red Fort and yet protecting those accused of harassing women. Kharge's remarks came on the heels of weeks-long agitation by wrestlers in Delhi, who on Tuesday descended in Uttarakhand's Haridwar with a plan to immerse their medals in the river Ganga.
"The daughters of India are saying that 'police and system' are no longer sacred. Every one has seen in the last few days what has happened to the daughters who have brought laurels to the country. Modi ji gives long lectures on respect for women from the Red Fort, but the one who is accused of sexual exploitation has full protection," Mallikarjun Kharge said in a tweet in Hindi.
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