Wrestler Sakshi Malik has refuted claims of withdrawing from wrestlers' protest after joining the railway duty. She said that she is fulfilling her responsibility in Railways along with Satyagraha. "This news is completely wrong. In the fight for justice, none of us has backed down, nor will we. Along with Satyagraha, I am fulfilling my responsibility in Railways. Our fight continues till justice is served. Please don't spread any wrong news," Malik said in a tweet.
After Malik, Bajrang Punia also refuted the claims and called them "rumours" . Punia took to Twitter and said, "The news of withdrawing the movement is just a rumour. These news are being spread to harm us. We have neither retreated nor have we withdrawn the movement. The news of women wrestlers raising FIR is also false. The fight will continue till justice is served".
On Sunday, Olympic medal-winning grappler Bajrang Punia announced wrestlers will hold a mahapanchayat of their own soon, speaking at a gathering where former J&K Governor Satya Pal Malik and RLD Chief Jayant Chaudhary shared the stage.
Star wrestlers Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia, and Sakshi Malik have been leading the protest against Singh at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar. On Tuesday, the wrestlers had announced to immerse their medals in the river Ganga but later changed their decision.