GG News Bureau
New Delhi, 22nd Dec. The Congress party on Thursday said that the nation will give a befitting reply to the tears of the wrestlers who sought justice from the BJP government. This statement was made in response to wrestler Sakshi Malik’s tearful retirement announcement.
Malik said she has lost in the battle for justice for fellow women wrestlers, who she alleged were “harassed” by Ex-Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief and Bharatiya Janata Party MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.
“These champion wrestlers brought pride to 1.4 billion (140 crore) Indians. Today, we hang our head in shame that they have decided to retire because the perpetrator of sexual violence against them continues to run Indian wrestling through proxies.
During their protest, the Home Minister assured justice but today it appears the BJP has continued to shield the accused MP. India will give a befitting reply to the tears of our wrestlers,” All India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary K C Venugopal said in a post on X.
“These tears are the gift of Modi government. The country’s daughter Sakshi Malik was demanding justice. She met all the people in the government, staged a protest, got lathicharged and today she became so helpless that she took retirement,” the Congress said on the microblogging platform.
“It is unfortunate … the daughter of the country, who proved her strength in India and abroad, is saying today — ‘I have lost’,” the party said on its official X handle while sharing the video of Malik crying.
Sanjay Singh, a loyalist of Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, was elected as the president of the WFI on Thursday. His panel won 13 out of 15 positions in the long-delayed elections, which caused anger among the protesting wrestlers. This outcome led to the retirement announcement of wrestler Malik.
Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat, and Malik had previously protested against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, advocating for a change in leadership in the WFI. However, a close associate of the BJP MP now holds the position.
Sanjay Singh, the vice-president of the Uttar Pradesh Wrestling Association from Varanasi, received 40 votes compared to his rival Anita Sheoran, a gold medalist in the 2010 Commonwealth Games, who received seven votes.
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