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Protest at Jantar Mantar driven by politicians: Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh

WFI president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, who has been accused of sexual harassment by India's top wrestlers, on Sunday claimed the athletes' protest at Jantar Mantar is being driven by the politicians from day one. The country's top wrestlers, including Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik and Bajrang Punia, have been protesting since April 23, demanding criminal action against Singh for alleged sexual harassment and intimidation of seven wrestlers including a minor. A FIR has also been filed against the BJP MP. Politicians such as Congress party's Priyanka Gandhi and Bhupinder Singh Hooda, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Rashtriya Lok Dal leader Jayant Chaudhary, former Jammu and Kahsmir Governor Satya Pal Malik, Delhi government ministers Atishi Singh and Suarbah Bhardwaj have visited the protest site to extend their support to the athletes in the last few days. "This battle has gone beyond the athletes now as political parties have become part of it. From day one of the protest, I

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Delhi CM Kejriwal supports protesting wrestlers at Jantar Mantar

Earlier on Saturday, Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra met the wrestlers protesting at the Jantar Mantar, where she accused the Centre of "protecting" the WFI chief

Wrestlers back to protest at Jantar Mantar: Everything you need to know

India's star wrestlers, including Sakshi Malik, Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia, returned to Jantar Mantar to protest on Sunday after a three-month hiatus

Fair Price Shop dealers demand minimum fixed income of Rs 50,000

Fair price shops dealers held a protest here at Jantar Mantar on Wednesday demanding a minimum income guarantee of Rs 50,000 per month and a continued supply of food grains under the old Prime Minister's Garib Kalyan yojana (PMGKY) Scheme. The protesters from All India Fair Price Shop Dealers' Federation (AIFPSF) had come from different states and gathered at Jantar Mantar. The body's national general secretary Biswambhar Basu said that they demand a continued supply of food grains under the old PMGKY scheme as before and a minimum monthly income guarantee of Rs 50,000. The organisation came with a roster of 11 demands in all. Among its other demands were a minimum margin of Rs 764 only per quintal and allowing the fair price shop dealers in rural areas to function as direct procurement agents (DPA) for rice and wheat.

Demanding Kejriwal's resignation, BJP to protest at Jantar Mantar on Mar 21

The BJP believes that Kejriwal should resign on the basis of morality, and if he does not do so, the BJP will force him to resign

Kavitha on strike to divert attention from other issues: Jairam Ramesh

Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said that the hunger strike launched by CM KCR's daughter K Kavitha at Jantar Mantar in the national capital is an attempt to divert attention from other issues

Extremely shameful, tweets Delhi CM Kejriwal over wrestlers protest

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said it is "extremely shameful" that no action has been taken against those who have been accused of sexual exploitation by female wrestlers

Congress questions PM Modi's silence over wrestlers' protest in Delhi

The Congress on Friday raised questions over the silence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and demanded that the Wrestling Federation of India be dissolved immediately and probe be initiated

Will expose political conspiracy, says WFI chief Singh on Wrestlers Protest

Under pressure to resign from his position over allegations of sexual exploitation of women wrestlers, Wrestling Federation of India chairman BBS Singh stated today in press conference

Who is Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, the WFI chief in the eye of the storm?

Prominent wrestlers, including Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik and Bajrang Punia, have accused Singh of sexually exploiting women wrestlers 'for years'

Tripura party's sit-in at Jantar Mantar seeks more autonomy for tribals

Hundreds of tribals from Tripura, including a large number of women, on Monday began their two-day sit-in demonstrations at Jantar Mantar in the national capital to intensify their demand

Students, activists protest Bilkis Bano convicts release at Jantar Mantar

CPI-Marxist-Leninist-backed AISA and several other organisations on Saturday staged a demonstration at Jantar Mantar against the release of 11 convicts by the Gujarat government in the Bilkis Bano case. The activists said that the decision to release the 11 convicts on 'remission' on August 15 was a slap on the constitutional values and secular fabric of the country. The protest was also joined by documentary filmmaker Gauhar Raza who recited Faiz Ahmed Faiz's nazm 'Chand Roz Aur'. "The pattern from Kathua to Unnao to Hathras and Gujarat is the same - rapists being shielded by the government," All India Students' Association (AISA) said in a statement. Kavita Krishnan, National Secretary of All India Progressive Women's Association (AIPWA), said the early release of the convicts was actually a reward for their heinous acts, which was evident in their garlanding. "This was a signal to the voters of Gujarat that the government of Gujarat and BJP-RSS stands with the rapists and ...

As farmers return to Delhi, here is what they are protesting about

Apart from unemployment, the withdrawal of the Electrical Reform Bill and implementation of the minimum support price (MSP) on commercial crops were among the major demands of the farmers

Farmers stage protests at Delhi's Jantar Mantar against unemployment

As per the information, Delhi Police has detained some farmers protesting at Ghazipur on the Delhi-UP border.

Kisan Mahapanchayat: 19 farmers detained at UP's Ghazipur border

Meanwhile, the Samyuktha Kisan Morcha has written to President Dropudi Murmu in connection with their protest

Delhi Police steps up security ahead of farmers' protest at Jantar Mantar

The Delhi Police increased security at the Ghazipur, Singhu, and Tikri borders as hundreds of farmers from different states started reaching the national capital ahead of the 'mahapanchayat'

Farmers to hold protests today, security increased at Singhu borders

Farmers will hold protests at Jantar Mantar against unemployment

Security tightened at Delhi borders, Metro ahead of farmers' mahapanchayat

The Delhi Police has made elaborate security arrangements to avoid any untoward incidents ahead of the mahapanchayat called at the capital's Jantar Mantar by various farmers' groups

Cong holds Satyagraha at Jantar Mantar over Agnipath, Rahul Gandhi's probe

Congress holds Satyagraha at Jantar Mantar to protest against Rahul Gandhi's questioning by ED and the newly launched Agnipath scheme