NEW DELHI, Jun 2 (NNN-PTI) – The chief minister of India’s eastern state of West Bengal, came out yesterday, in support of protesting wrestlers, who have been demanding the arrest of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief, over alleged sexual harassment of women athletes.
Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee, staged a candlelight march in Kolkata, the capital city of West Bengal, and described the wrestlers’ struggle as a “fight for life, justice and independence.”
She was seen leading a huge group of protesters with a candle in her hand.
“Will fight until protesting wrestlers get justice,” Banerjee said. “I will request the wrestlers to continue their movement.”
The chief minister demanded the immediate arrest of WFI chief, Brijbhushan Sharan Singh.
Singh, who is also a lawmaker from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), has been outrightly denying the charges against him.
Last month, police filed two complaints against Singh, one of them under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, based on a complaint. Cases were filed, after wrestlers approached the Supreme Court, seeking registration of a case against Singh.
The wrestlers first sat on protest against Singh in Jan, this year.– NNN-PTI
