The ongoing agitation by the country’s top wrestlers at Jantar Mantar has brought attention to the adverse condition under which our best Olympians train to bring us international laurels.
Vinesh Phogat’s allegations of sexual harassment against BJP MP and the Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh have triggered a massive protest by the wrestling community, who are demanding action against WFI and those who run it.
Congress Rajya Sabha MP Deependar Singh Hooda has been a vocal supporter of the protesters. He has demanded a Supreme Court-monitored CBI probe into the allegations against Sharan.