Wrestlers Protest
- India
Won’t take decision behind closed doors: Sakshi Malik on today’s meeting with Sports Min
New Delhi: India’s ace grapplers, Sakshi Malik, Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia, who have been at the forefront of the protest against WFI outgoing chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, have accepted Sports…
- India
Govt willing to have discussion with protesting wrestlers: Anurag Thakur
New Delhi: Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur has tweeted that the Central government is willing to have a ‘discussion’ with the protesting wrestlers. “The government is willing to have a discussion with…
- India
Wrestlers’ Protest: Bajrang, Sakshi, Vinesh meet Amit Shah, share concerns
New Delhi: Olympian wrestlers Bajrang Punia, Sakshi Malik and Vinesh Phogat met Home Minister Amit Shah at his residence to discuss the matter related to their protest against the Wrestling Federation of…
- India
Wrestlers vs WFI: Next ‘mahapanchayat’ dates to be announced in 3-4 days
Chandigarh: With the date of next ‘mahapanchayat‘, only of wrestlers, to be announced in three-four days, a ‘mahapanchayat‘ was held on Sunday at Mundlana in Haryana’s Sonipat, a third in a series…
- India
Sports not to be mixed with politics: Roger Binny on 1983 WC team statement on wrestlers’ protest
Delhi: Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Roger Binny has distanced himself from the statement of members of the 1983 Cricket World Cup winning squad on the wrestlers’ protest…
- India
Want justice for wrestlers, but after due process of law: Anurag Thakur
New Delhi: Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur on Friday said everyone wants justice to be delivered to the wrestlers demanding action against outgoing Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan…
- India
Groped wrestlers, asked for sexual favours: FIRs against WFI chief
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP and Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh asked for sexual favours and groped female wrestlers among other instances of harassment, according to two…
- India
Wrestlers issue has dented India’s image abroad: Akhilesh
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav has said that the country’s image has been severely dented by the ruling BJP’s blatant display of disrespect towards women wrestlers. He said that this was…
- Telangana
Telangana: ‘Inaction on WFI Prez BJP’s fault’, says Mahila Cong Chief
Hyderabad: Telangana Mahila Congress president M Sunitha Rao on Thursday condemned the ruling BJP for inaction on BJP MP and president of the Wrestling Foundation of India, Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, who…
- India
Mega farmer’s meet to discuss wrestlers’ issue in Muzaffarnagar today
Muzaffarnagar: The Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) has convened a ‘mahapanchayat’ at Sauram village in Muzaffarnagar district on Thursday to discuss issues regarding the ongoing protest by wrestlers and evolve a strategy for…
- India
Action will be taken once probe completed: Rajnath on allegations against WFI chief
Azamgarh: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Wednesday that women wrestlers’ complaint against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Singh is being probed and action will be taken once the…