Know All About Wrestlers’ Protest Against WFI Chief Brij Bhushan And Key Demands
With wrestlers protest against the WFI Chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh intensifying each day and more developments emerging out of it, we take a look at what has transpired in the movement. Who is Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh? Who are the wrestlers currently present at the protest site? What do they want? Let’s get a hold of everything.
The wrestlers’ protest has picked up traction from across the sporting fields as different athletes and individuals have come out in support of the wrestlers. Recently, even Olympic Gold Medalist, Neeraj Chopra expressed his view on the protest. While the supreme court will hear the plea of the wrestlers, who have demanded an FIR registration against Brij Bhushan, let’s give a bird’s eye view to the entire matter.
When and why did the wrestlers’ protest start?
The first stint of the Wrestlers protest took place in January when foremost wrestlers like Ravi Dahiya and Sakshi Malik, raised the issue of sexual allegations against Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. The wrestlers then ended their three-day-long sit-in at Jantar Mantar after talks held with the Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, Anurag Thakur, who had announced that an oversight committee headed by MC Mary Kom will look into the matter. However, the protest resumed this Sunday, April 26, 2023.
Who is Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh?
Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh is a veteran politician and an administrator. He has been an MP 6 times, having won the Gonda Lok Sabha seat in 1991 and 1999, Balrampur in 2004, and Kaiserganj in 2009, 2014, and 2019. Singh has won all the elections contesting for BJP, except in 2009 when he won on an SP seat.
