Did We Win Medals To See Such Days?

New Delhi:

Prime wrestler Vinesh Phogat broke down reside on digicam this night after some members of the group she is protesting with had been allegedly roughed up by a Delhi Police personnel. “Did we win medals to see at the present time,” she stated making an attempt to carry again tears.

The protesters alleged a “drunk” police official attacked two wrestlers drunk, whereas his colleagues had been mute spectators. “That cop was pushing and shoving everybody,” stated Ms Phogat.

“We’re not criminals that they’re behaving like this with us,” she added. She additionally questioned the absence of girls law enforcement officials on the spot. “I used to be abused and pushed round by policemen. The place are the ladies police personnel” requested Ms Phogat.

An emotional Bajrang Punia, who has received 4 medals on the World Wrestling Championships, instructed NDTV: “I request the federal government to take all my medals again”.

The wrestlers, who’ve been staging a sit-in at Jantar Mantar since April 23, alleged that they had been bringing folding beds as their mattresses bought moist on account of rain however the police didn’t enable that.

Three folks, together with Aam Aadmi Occasion (AAP) MLA Somnath Bharti, had been detained following the incident, police stated, including Mr Bharti got here to the protest web site with folding beds with out permission.

“On being requested in regards to the beds, his supporters grew to become aggressive and tried to get the beds from a truck. Subsequently, a minor altercation befell following which Bharti, together with two others, was detained,” the police stated.

The police have sealed the Jantar Mantar space after the incident and nobody will likely be allowed to enter the protest web site, which recorded attendance of a number of opposition leaders, and meet the wrestlers.

They wrestlers have levelled allegations of sexual harassment in opposition to Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. They’ve been demanding felony motion in opposition to Mr Singh, a BJP MP from Uttar Pradesh, for the alleged sexual harassment and intimidation of seven feminine wrestlers, considered one of whom is a minor.

He has denied all of the allegations, claiming the costs are baseless, however stated he would resign if Prime Minister Narendra Modi or BJP asks him to.

The Delhi Police filed two FIRs in opposition to him on Friday. One in all them has been registered below the stringent Safety of Youngsters from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act on a minor’s criticism.