Protesting wrestlers demanding the arrest of WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh resumed their government services on Monday. The grapplers also dismissed reports claiming that they had withdrawn their protest.
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India’s top wrestlers, including Sakshi Malik, Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia, who are protesting against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Singh, resumed their government services on Monday. However, they refuted reports of having backtracked from the protest.
Olympian Sakshi Malik said the fight would continue until justice was served. “We haven’t withdrawn our protest and we won’t. We will continue to protest until we get justice. As far as (resuming job at) Railway is concerned, I had some responsibilities and that is why I came here (office). But I want to make it clear that these rumours are being spread to weaken our movement,” she told media.
“We are chalking out a plan on how to take forward the protest,” she added.
Bajrang Punia also dismissed the reports that claimed grapplers had withdrawn the protest. “The news of withdrawing the movement is just a rumour. The news is being spread to harm us. We have neither retreated nor have we withdrawn the protest. The news claiming that women wrestlers have withdrawn the FIR is also false. The fight will continue till justice is served,” said Punia on his social media handle.
On Saturday (June 3), a meeting was held between Union Home Minister Amit Shah and protesting wrestlers at the former’s residence in Delhi and went on till late that night, as the wrestlers raised their demand for Brij Bhushan’s arrest.