Will they ever get justice: Kapil Dev posts Instagram story on wrestlers’ protests
The 1983 cricket World Cup winning captain Kapil Dev on Thursday shared a story on Instagram on the issue of wrestlers’ protests, with a photo of Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik and Bajrang Punia captioning it “Will they ever get justice?”
The country’s top wrestlers are on a sit-in protest at Jantar Mantar in Delhi since Sunday, demanding public disclosure of the findings of the oversight panel that investigated the sexual harassment allegations against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.
Following allegations of sexual harassment and intimidation against Brij Bhushan the top wrestlers, the sports minry had formed the six-member oversight committee headed Olympic medall boxer MC Mary Kom to run the affairs of WFI and probe into the matter.
On Thursday, Indian Olympic Association (IOA) President PT Usha said the grapplers protesting on the streets amounts to indiscipline and is tarnishing the country’s image.
“Wrestlers staging protest on streets amounts to indiscipline. It is tarnishing the image of India,” Usha told reporters after IOA’s Executive Committee meeting.
The IOA also instituted a three-member adhoc panel, including former shooter Suma Shirur, Wushu Association of India chief Bhupendra Singh Bajwa and headed a yet-to-be-named retired high court judge, to run the affairs of the WFI until a new body is elected.
