Olympic wrestler Sakshi Malik has refuted claims that the wrestlers’ protest against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh was politically motivated. In an interview, she accused BJP leader Babita Phogat of using the protest to advance her own agenda of becoming the WFI president.
A Delhi court has ordered the framing of sexual harassment charges against former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. The decision comes more than a year after top wrestlers accused Singh of sexual exploitation and intimidation. Delhi Police had filed a charge sheet against Singh and former WFI assistant secretary Vinod Tomar in June 2022. The court found sufficient evidence to frame charges against Singh under sections 354 (assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty), 354A (sexual harassment), and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). The court discharged Singh in a complaint filed by one of the six women wrestlers.
The Rouse Avenue court in Delhi has ordered the framing of charges against former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh in the sexual harassment case filed by six women wrestlers. The charges are related to the sexual harassment of five wrestlers, while Singh has been acquitted of the charges pertaining to the sixth wrestler. The court found sufficient evidence to justify the charges against Singh, who is the sitting MP from Kaiserganj.
Former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh has expressed a high likelihood of contesting from Uttar Pradesh’s Kaiserganj constituency in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
Despite facing allegations of sexual harassment by female wrestlers, Singh remains confident of securing a resounding victory if he does contest from Kaiserganj, where he won by over 2 lakh votes in the previous election.
However, the BJP has yet to officially announce its candidate for the Kaiserganj seat. The Lok Sabha elections will be held in seven phases from April 26 to June 1, with counting of votes on June 4.
