New Delhi: Opposition parties including Congress and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Sunday lashed out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi after the Delhi police told the court that former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh tried to sexually harass women wrestlers whenever he got an opportunity.
They also argued that there was enough evidence to frame charges against the BJP member of Parliament, reported news agency IANS.
Delhi's Rouse Avenue court was hearing arguments for framing of charges against Brij Bhushan and had exempted him from appearance today. They had filed a charge sheet against the six-time MP in the sexual harassment case on June 15.
The Congress in a social media post accused the Modi government of taking Brij Bhushan's side despite sexual harassment allegations against him.
AAP also slammed PM Modi for not taking any action against the accused.
Citing alleged incidents from Tajikistan, Delhi Police claimed that Singh was aware of what he was doing, as per IANS.
During an event in Tajikistan, Singh forcibly hugged a woman wrestler and later justified his actions by saying he did it like a father, police told the court.
According to the police, during the Asian Championship in Tajikistan, another woman wrestler had alleged that Singh lifted her shirt without permission and inappropriately touched her stomach, reported IANS.
The police in its submission stressed that it's not a matter of whether the victims reacted to the incidents but rather that they were wronged.
They also mentioned an alleged incident at the WFI's office in Delhi and asserted that the national capital was the appropriate jurisdiction for the complaints.
The next hearing will be held on October 7 in the Rouse Avenue Court.