He was a prominent face of protest against BJP MP and former WFI President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, accused of sexually harassing women wrestlers.
The junior wrestlers arrived in buses from various regions in Delhi, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh and caught the police off guard. According to reports 300 of...
The protest against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh was spearheaded by Poonia, Olympic bronze medallist Sakshee Malikkh, and Commonwealth Games gold medallist Vinesh Phogat.
Bajrang Punia received Padma Shri award in 2019. In the same year , The Arjuna, Khel Ratna award was also given to him.
The father made it clear, they had not dropped the initial allegation but rather had taken new statements.
On Wednesday morning, Sports Minister Anurag Thakur and the top wrestlers, led by Olympic Medallist Bajrang Punia, began a crucial meeting at Anurag Thakur’s residence.
Both Malik and Punia denied the news of withdrawing from the protest, they termed it as rumours and also urged people not to spread false news.
Shah reportedly told the wrestlers that the law remains the same for everyone and they should let the law operate on its own course.
The agenda of the meeting will be to discuss the next steps to be taken to make the impact of the wrestlers protest larger.
The Union Sports Minister has formed a committee to investigate the allegations against Brij Bhushan Sharan and till the investigation is completed, he has been asked...