Arvind Kejriwal To Meet Protesting Wrestlers Tomorrow, Other AAP Leaders To Meet Today

Arvind Kejriwal will meet the protesting wrestlers tomorrow at Delhi's Jantar Mantar while other AAP Ministers will meet them today.

Congress leader Deepender Singh Hooda with wrestlers Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat and Sakshi Malik speaks with the media during their protest at Jantar Mantar, in New Delhi, Friday, April 28, 2023.

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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will meet the protesting wrestlers tomorrow at Jantar Mantar while Aam Aadmi Party ministers Saurabh Bharadwaj and Atishi will also meet the wrestlers today. The Supreme Court heard the plea by seven wrestlers today and the Delhi Police informed the court that an FIR will be filed against the wrestling body chief Brij Bhushan Singh by the evening. This comes days after the wrestlers renewed their protest in Delhi. The wrestlers resumed their protest after three months at Delhi's Jantar Mantar. Amid fresh protests, the BJP MP released a video on Thursday saying he would wish to embrace death the day he feels helpless.

AAP ministers Saurabh Bharadwaj and Atishi will meet the wrestlers protesting at Jantar Mantar today. On 29th April, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will also meet and interact with wrestlers at the protest site.

— ANI (@ANI) April 28, 2023

In the video, Brij Bhushan Singh said that he would wish to embrace death the day he feels helpless. "Friends, the day I introspect on what I gained or lost, and feel that I no longer have the strength to fight; the day I feel helpless, I would wish death as I won't be living a life like that. Instead of living such a life, I would wish that death takes me in its embrace," he said in the video.

The Supreme Court noted that there are serious allegations that are contained in the petition by Wrestlers who have represented India, The top court also issued notice to Delhi Police pertaining to the plea filed by seven wrestlers.

The wrestlers have demanded that the Centre make public the findings of the five-member oversight committee that investigated the allegations against the WFI chief. The grapplers, including Bajrang Punia, Sakshi Malik and Ravi Dahiya, had started their protest over the issue in January but ended their sit-in after an assurance from Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur.