New Delhi: The Supreme Court is going to hear soon the case of women wrestlers sitting on a dharna at Jantar Mantar for their demands. Earlier, senior advocate Kapil Sibal had demanded an early hearing from the Supreme Court on this entire matter. Sibal said that seven women wrestlers have given the petition. But FIR is not being registered. These women wrestlers have filed a petition to register an FIR. Sibal said that a minor wrestler is also included in the petitioners. They were also exploited. After this, the Supreme Court issued a notice to the Delhi Police in connection with the dharna of female wrestlers sitting at Jantar Mantar. The Supreme Court asked the Delhi Police to respond by Friday. The Supreme Court will hear the matter on Friday.
Seven women among the wrestlers who staged a sit-in at Jantar Mantar moved the Supreme Court on Tuesday demanding the registration of an FIR against Wrestling Federation of India President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud listed the matter for Friday, 28 April. He ordered the names of the seven complainants to be redacted from judicial records to conceal their identity. The Supreme Court has also issued a notice to the Delhi Police. The wrestlers had lodged a complaint against Brij Bhushan with the Delhi Police last Friday. The Supreme Court said that the petition of wrestlers representing India contains serious allegations.
Meanwhile, the wrestlers protesting at Jantar Mantar renewed their protest against WFI chief and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh on Monday, demanding Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s intervention. Departing from his earlier stand, he also sought support from political parties, farmers’ organizations, women’s organizations and Khaps. While in January, after showing support to senior CPI(M) leader Brinda Karat during their protest, the wrestlers urged the parties not to politicize their protest.
