WFI Row | Brij Bhushan bluntly about the strike – “Congress’s hand behind this, I will not resign innocent”
Pic: Social Media New Delhi. Where on one hand Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (Priyanka Gnadhi Vadra) met the wrestlers sitting on a dharna today demanding action against Indian Wrestling Federation President Brijbhushan Sharan Singh and expressed support to them and alleged that the Center The government has bowed down before a Bahubali and mafia. At the same time, he also alleged that the Modi government is saving Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. The Congress General Secretary said that, first of all, Singh should be removed from his post. However, wrestler Sakshi Malik, who was sitting on the dharna, said, “We are sportspersons and we do not support any political party. Whoever is trying to distract our dharna by coming here, he himself will be responsible for it, not us. #WATCH | “We do not support any political party,” says wrestler Sakshi Malik as they protest against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, in Delhi pic.twitter.com/ZCWsV8SYxe — ANI (@ANI) April 29, 2023 Here, in the midst of this political upheaval, today Brij Bhushan said, “I have full faith in the Supreme Court. No one can be bigger than the Supreme Court in this country. The matter of lodging an FIR has come before the Supreme Court. I have full faith in the investigating agency. I am completely innocent and ready to face these allegations, also ready to cooperate with the investigation. Will not resign – Brij Bhushan He also said that the Federation has no role in this (in the investigation). The demands of these people change constantly. There was a demand for his resignation in January. Even then I had said that if I resign from my post, it means that I have accepted their allegations… Resigning is not a big deal but not by becoming a criminal.” #WATCH | Resignation is not a big deal but I am not a criminal. If I resign, it will mean that I have accepted their (wrestlers’) allegations. My tenure is almost over. Govt has formed a 3-member committee and elections will be held in 45 days & my term will end after the… pic.twitter.com/0NL38KCz43 — ANI (@ANI) April 29, 2023 #WATCH | Every day they (wrestlers) are coming with their new demands. They demanded FIR, FIR was registered and now they are saying that I should be sent to jail and resign from all posts. I am MP because of people of my constituency and not because of Vinesh Phogat. Only one… pic.twitter.com/j2jSpdFJe7 — ANI (@ANI) April 29, 2023 He clearly said that, in fact, the report of the inquiry committee was continuously reaching him. When he felt that no allegation was being proved in the inquiry committee, he did not wait for the report of the committee to be made public and went to the Supreme Court with a new case, while taunting the Phogat family, he said, “I say Why do I want only one family and only one arena? Why not other Haryana players? Why not players from the states of Himachal, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh etc? He has been sexually harassed continuously for 12 years, why doesn’t that sexual harassment happen to other sportspersons of the country?” #WATCH | I have been saying from the beginning that some industrialists and Congress are behind this protest. This is not a protest by wrestlers: Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh pic.twitter.com/LID21jnwqL — ANI (@ANI) April 29, 2023 He quipped, “I have been saying from the beginning that some industrialists of the country, who have problems with me and the Congress, have a hand in this. Today it was seen whose hand it was. Significantly, Priyanka Gandhi has also demanded the resignation of Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.