Government willing to have discussion with protesting wrestlers: Anurag Thakur
Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur has invited wrestlers protesting against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh for talks with the government on their issues.
Thakur, in a tweet post-midnight Tuesday, said the government was “willing to have a discussion with the wrestlers on their issues”. “I have once again invited the wrestlers for the same,” he said.
This invitation from the Sports Minister comes a few days after protesting wrestlers met Home Minister Amit Shah in which they reportedly demanded an impartial probe of Brij Bhushan.
They have been agitating against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, a BJP MP, and demanded his arrest. Some women wrestlers have accused him of sexually harassing them, charges he has denied.
Earlier, the Delhi Police recorded the statements of Singh’s associates and those working at his residence in Uttar Pradesh’s Gonda as part of the investigation, officials said.