Wrestlers in Haridwar did not throw their medals in the Ganga, farmer leader Rakesh Tikait admitted, five days time was given
In Haridwar, the wrestlers did not throw their medals in the Ganga, the farmers' leaders celebrated
Wrestlers Immerse Medals: Wrestlers
protesting against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan
Sharan Singh reached Haridwar on Tuesday to throw their medals in the river
Ganges. However, the farmer leaders convinced him. Earlier, after
being detained by the Delhi Police from the protest site at Jantar Mantar, the
wrestlers on Tuesday said they would throw their hard-won medals into the river
Ganges and observe a 'moran fast' at India Gate. will sit on .
In a statement on her Twitter handle, Rio Olympics 2016 bronze medalist Sakshi Malik said that the wrestlers will go to Haridwar at 6 pm on Tuesday to throw the medals in the holy river. Sakshi had said in the statement, “Medals are our life, our soul. We are going to pour them into the Ganges. After pouring into the Ganges, our lives will have no meaning, so we will sit on a death fast at India Gate.” Wrestler Vinesh Phogat also shared this statement.
#WATCH | Naresh Tikait arrives in Haridwar where wrestlers have gathered to immerse their medals in river Ganga as a mark of protest against WFI chief and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh over sexual harassment allegations. He took medals from the wrestlers and sought five-day… pic.twitter.com/tDPHRXJq0T
— ANI (@ANI) May 30, 2023
On the other hand, Sri Ganga Sabha had opposed the throwing of wrestlers' medals into the Ganges. Legislative Assembly Speaker Nitin Gautam said that this is the territory of Ganga, do not make it an arena of politics, medals are not the bones of the game. The game is immortal, worship, welcome. May God bless them with wisdom. Nitin Gautam said that we will stop the shedding of medals. Talking to 'ABP News', Ganga Sabha General Secretary Tanmay Vashisht said that they will not let the medals flow on Hari Ki Pauri. It is a religious place, it cannot be allowed to be used for protest.
Congress appealed not to shed the medal
Apart from this, the Congress has appealed to the
wrestlers not to throw their medals in the Ganga. Satpal Brahmachari, president
of Congress Mahanagar, said that don't waste your efforts in the Ganga, there
are other avenues of struggle. Along with this, farmer leader Rakesh
Tikait appealed to the wrestlers not to throw their medals in the Ganges.
The wrestlers were removed from the Jantar Mantar
The protesting wrestlers and their supporters were
taken to different places in the national capital and later released. After
putting the wrestlers in the buses, the police officers removed the stalls,
mattresses, coolers, fans and tarpaulin roofs and other items from the protest
site. The Delhi Police said they would not allow the wrestlers to return
to the venue.
News is originally taken from: https://punjabi.abplive.com/news/india/wrestlers-do-not-immerse-medals-in-ganga-river-in-haridwar-against-wfi-chief-brij-bhushan-sharan-singh-722074
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