Wrestlers' Protest: Khap Panchayat Begins In Haryana's Kurukshetra To Reach Final Decision For Grapplers
The Khap Mahapanchayat meeting to seek justice for wrestlers demanding action against outgoing WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh has begun in Haryana.
Another Khap Panchayat has begun in Haryana's Kurukshetra after Soram Sarv Khap panchayat on Thursday reserved its decision following the meeting in Muzaffarnagar on the wrestlers' protest. A unanimous decision will be taken at today's meeting of the Khap panchayat. Amid the ongoing protest by wrestlers against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, yesterday's 'mahapanchayat' was convened by Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Naresh Tikait to discuss the future strategy of the agitation.
The decisions of the Khap Panchayat held in Muzaffarnagar were reserved for discussion in the Khap panchayat in Kurukshetra. A collective decision will be taken today in the Khap Panchayat meeting and the same will be announced unanimously.
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The Khap Mahapanchayat meeting on Thursday decided that a delegation would meet President Droupadi Murmu to seek justice for wrestlers demanding action against BJP MP and outgoing WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh accused of sexually abusing female grapplers, farmer leader Rakesh Tikait said, as reported by news agency PTI.
The mahapanchayat was called by Bhartiya Kisan Union leader Naresh Tikait on Wednesday, a day after he and other farmer leaders managed to dissuade some of India's top wrestlers from throwing their medals in the Ganga river to protest alleged police inaction against the outgoing WFI chief.
Naresh Tikait is the head of the Balyan Khap. The mahapanchayat was attended by khap leaders from Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, and Delhi.
At the mahapanchayat, Rakesh Tikait said the khaps will hold another meeting in Kurukshetra on Friday where more decisions will be taken.
Representatives of the khaps will meet the president and the government in support of the wrestlers and the fight will continue till they get justice, he said, as per PTI.
We will meet the President and the government and if they do not take any decision (on Brij Bhusan Sharan Singh), we will take the next step, Rakesh Tikait said without elaborating further on when they would meet the President.
About the WFI chief's statements in the media, Tikait remarked that the person who has cases registered against him under the Protection Of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act has been given the liberty to talk while the government is not saying anything.
On Tuesday, Olympic medallists Sakshi Malik and Bajrang Punia, and Asian Games gold medallist went to Har Ki Pauri in Haridwar along with their supporters to throw their medals in the Ganga. However, they relented after khap and farmer leaders sought five days' time to address their grievances.
The Delhi Police has filed two FIRs against the BJP MP. While the first FIR relates to allegations by a minor wrestler and has been registered under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, the second is related to outraging modesty. Singh, who has repeatedly denied all charges against him, said on Wednesday that he would hang himself if a single allegation is proved against him.
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