Indian wrestlers finish protest over sexual harassment

NEW DELHI (AP) — High Indian wrestlers on Saturday known as off a sit-in protest close to the parliament constructing following a authorities assurance {that a} probe into their allegations of sexual harassments of younger athletes by the federation can be accomplished in 4 weeks.

“We’re ending our protest,” wrestler Bajrang Punia stated.

The wrestlers and their almost 200 supporters held a sit-in protest for 3 days at Jantar Mantar accusing the federation president of sexually and mentally harassing younger feminine athletes. The protesters had sought the instant removing of Wrestling Federation of India president Brijbhushan Sharan Singh and another officers pending an inquiry in opposition to them.

Late Friday, Indian Sports activities Minister Anurag Singh Thakur met protesting wrestlers a second time and introduced a probe into the accusations by the wrestlers and stated it could can be accomplished in 4 weeks.

He additionally stated the federation president “will step apart and assist in finishing up the probe.”

“Till then, a committee will perform day-to-day work of the Wrestling Federation of India,” he stated.

Earlier, Punia wrote on Twitter that the federal government promised justice for the gamers.

“Thank the federal government on behalf of all my fellow gamers for taking our agitation and calls for severely,” he stated. “Our combat just isn’t with the federal government. We’re all preventing in opposition to the gamers federation and its president.”

Singh, the federation president, is a lawmaker representing the governing Bharatiya Janata Occasion and has rejected the accusations and stated he was able to face any probe.

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