2023 Indian wrestlers' protest

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Indian Wrestler's protests
Wrestlers addressing people during the protest
Date18 January 2023 – present
(1 year, 3 months, 1 week and 4 days)
Location
Jantar Mantar, New Delhi, India
Caused byAllegations of sexual harassment of female wrestlers by the BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh
Goals
  • Arrest of the accused
  • Oversight committee's report be made public
  • Dissolution of current Executive Committee of WFI
MethodsDharna (sit-in), Candlelight march[1]
Parties
Lead figures

Indian Wrestlers' protests are ongoing protests by prominent Indian wrestlers against the alleged sexual harassment of female wrestlers by the BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh during his tenure as the president of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI).[7][8][9]

The protestors organized a sit-in at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi, in January 2023 making the sexual harassment allegations against Brij Bhushan public. After an assurance that the Central government will form a committee to look into the allegations, the protests were called off in January 2023. The report by the committee was submitted on 5 April 2023 but not made public. The protestors resumed their protest on 23 April 2023, citing inaction by authorities.[7]

Delhi Police, which comes under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India led by the BJP to which the accused belongs, filed the FIRs against the accused but only after Supreme Court's intervention and after a prolonged inaction despite the allegations being cognizable in nature, which mandate immediate registration of FIR by the police as per Indian law.[10][11] The registration of just 2 FIRs by Delhi Police was also condemned by many due to seven FIRs corresponding to seven complainants being compiled in just two FIRs.

The protestors are demanding the arrest of Brij Bhushan and an investigation into the allegations and accuse the government of trying to protect Singh as he is from the ruling party of India. Kapil Sibal, who represented the protesting wrestlers in the court, expressed doubts about the fairness of the investigation. The prime minister Narendra Modi and the Union home minister Amit Shah have both been criticized by the opposition parties and protestors for being silent on the case.[9][12][13][14][15]

The protests have received widespread support from across the country from all walks of life, including politicians from various political parties, Indian athletes and farm unions as well.[16][17][18][19][20][21] International sporting bodies United World Wrestling and International Olympic Committee have condemned the arrest and temporary detention of the wrestlers, and urged the authorities to investigate the allegations against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.[22][23][24][25]

Allegations

According to a report by The Indian Express, in the complaints filed on 21 April 2023 at the Connaught Place police station in New Delhi, two women wrestler complainants described how Singh allegedly touched their breasts and stomach sexually and inappropriately on the pretext of checking their breathing patterns. They cited eight instances of sexual harassment which occurred at a restaurant, an office, a competition, and a warm-up. In addition, one of these two women's complainants alleged that Brij Bhushan lifted her training jersey without her consent.[26][27]

Vinesh Phogat, who has won multiple medals at the World Wrestling Championships, claimed she was "mentally harassed and tortured" by Brij Bhushan for missing out on a medal at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021.[28]

Protest timeline and incidents

January 2023

In January 2023, thirty Indian wrestlers, including Olympic medalists, Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik, Anshu Malik, Bajrang Punia, among others, staged a sit-in accusing Wrestling Federation of India president, Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh and its coaches of sexually harassing female players for years, demanding to disband the federation. The protests were called off in January 2023 due to the government's promise of creating an oversight committee to investigate the allegations.[29][30][31][32]

April 2023

The wrestlers resumed protests in April 2023 at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi demanding the arrest of BJP MP Brij Bhushan and that the report by the government-appointed committee be made public, claiming that nothing has been done to resolve their issues. The wrestlers allege that the harassment is going on since 2012, with at least four incidents happening at Brij Bhushan's MP bungalow which also serves as the World Federation of India office. The incidents of harassment took place during tournaments as well, even outside India. Separate police complaints were filed by seven wrestlers against Brij Bhushan but Delhi police did not register an FIR.[7][33][34]

When FIR was not filed by the Delhi police, the complainants approached the Supreme Court. On 25 April 2023, the Supreme Court listed the case to be heard on 28 April and said that the allegations in the petition are "serious" and directed redaction of the names of complainants from the public copy of the petition. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Delhi Police, told the Supreme Court that a preliminary enquiry may be needed before registering an FIR. Kapil Sibal, representing the wrestlers, said the FIR has not been registered as the accused is from the ruling party and the officers refusing to file FIR should be prosecuted.[35][36]

Two FIRs, one under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses Act and the other for outraging modesty, were filed against Brij Bhushan by the Delhi Police on 28 April after a Supreme Court hearing, which the protestors called the first step towards victory.[37][38] The Supreme court closed the case after registration of FIR rejecting the plea to appoint a retired judge for monitoring the investigation and said that the complainants are at liberty to move to the jurisdictional magistrate court or the Delhi High Court.[39]

Wrestlers alleged that the government cut off electricity, water and food supplies at the protest site. Delhi police barricaded many locations on Delhi's borders to stop the wrestlers' supporters from joining. The Delhi police also manhandled them multiple times. Delhi Police also detained Delhi University students for supporting the protests.[40][41][42]

May 2023

On 7 May 2023, the 31-member committee advising the protestors warned about significant decisions to be taken if the police fails to arrest the accused before 21 May 2023.[43] As the accused was not arrested by the Delhi Police, the committee decided that a women maha-panchayat will be held at the New Parliament House in New Delhi during its inauguration by Narendra Modi on 28 May 2023.[44]

On 9 May 2023, five officials were suspended for expressing support for the protests by the Haryana Amateur Wrestling Association (HAWA).[45]

On 21 May 2023, the accused Singh responded to calls of undergoing a narco test by the wrestlers saying he was ready for a narco test provided the complainants and protesting wrestlers also take the test, to which the wrestlers said they were ready under the supervision of the Supreme Court and demanded it be telecasted live.[46][47]

On 28 May 2023, before the planned march towards the location of New Parliament House in New Delhi to organize women maha-panchayat by the protestors, Delhi Police heavily barricaded the borders of Delhi with adjacent states to regulate the influx of the people supporting the protest. When the protesters started their march, Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik and Bajrang Punia were detained by the Delhi Police. The women wrestlers including Sakshi Malik's mother were dragged on the roads and manhandled by several policemen during which they sustained injuries. One policeman tried to crush Sakshi Malik's face with his uniform boot. While forcefully detaining several wrestlers including Vinesh Phogat and Sangeeta Phogat the policemen also threw the national flag on the ground and almost crushed it with their feet. [48] The police also booked around 700 people, including 109 protesters on charges of rioting and obstructing public servants in discharge of duty. They also vacated the protest site at Jantar Mantar by removing cots, mattresses and other belongings of the wrestlers. After the detention of the wrestlers, members of the BJP IT Cell were found to spread morphed pictures of the wrestlers on social media. During this time, it was also reported that Delhi Police sought permission from Municipal Corporation of Delhi to convert one of their schools into a temporary jail which was refused by the Mayor of Delhi.[49][50][51][52][53][54][55][56][57] The arrest of protesting wrestlers by Delhi Police was widely condemned.[58][59][60]

After the detention of wrestlers, retired DGP N.C. Asthana tweeted a threat to shoot protesting wrestlers, which he deleted after widespread condemnation.[61]

On 30 May 2023, Bajrang Punia, Sakshi Malik and Vinesh Phogat said they will throw their medals in the Ganga river and fast indefinitely at the India Gate, though they returned after several farmer leaders convinced them not to do so.[62][63][64][65][66] On the same day, farmer union Samyukt Kisan Morcha called for nationwide support of the protests on 1 June 2023.[67]

Investigation

An oversight committee, led by Mary Kom, was formed on 23 January 2023. The committee submitted its report to the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports on 5 April after questioning Brij Bhushan Singh and other witnesses. Babita Phogat, sister of one of the protestors Vinesh Phogat and part of the committee, alleged that the witnesses' statements were not cross-verified and the objections by her were not included in the report. The findings of the report are not yet made public, but according to Press Trust of India, the report gave a clean chit to the accused Brij Bhushan.[7] The wrestlers have alleged that the Oversight committee's probe was not fair or transparent as the committee switched off video recordings when the complainants were being testified and asked for audio or video proof of sexual harassment incidents.[13]

The Sexual Harassment Committee mentioned on the Wrestling Federation's website has four men and one woman, but according to the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013, all the Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) should be led by a woman and more than 50% members should be women.[68]

Two FIRs, one under the POCSO act, were registered upon the intervention of the Supreme Court on 28 April 2023.[7] On 12 May 2023, the Delhi Police told a special court that a Special Investigation Team (SIT) has been formed to investigate the allegations by the women wrestlers and recorded the accused Singh's statements.[69][70] Subsequently, the statements of women wrestlers had been recorded under Section 164 CrPC before a magistrate.[71]

Response and reactions

Domestic responses

Well-known political leaders such as Arvind Kejriwal (Chief Minister of Delhi), Bhupinder Singh Hooda (former Chief Minister of Haryana), Satya Pal Malik (former Governor of Jammu and Kashmir), Priyanka Gandhi, Navjot Singh Sidhu and Udit Raj (leaders of INC), Kapil Sibal (Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha) and Brinda Karat (former Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha) met the protestors on the site.[37][72][73][74][75][76] M. K. Stalin (Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu) condemned detention of the protesting wrestlers while Mamata Banerjee (Chief Minister of West Bengal) supported the protest on Twitter. Siddaramaiah (Chief Minister of Karnataka) urged the government to arrest the accused immediately.[77][78][79] Top Congress and opposition leader Rahul Gandhi also condemned the manhandling of protestors by Delhi police.[80] Coming from the same political party as the accused, several BJP leaders Anil Vij, Brijendra Singh and Birender Singh also extended their support to the protests.[81][82][83][20]

Many Indian athletes extended their support on Twitter such as Abhinav Bindra, Neeraj Chopra, Sania Mirza, Shiva Keshavan, Nikhat Zareen, Harbhajan Singh, Rani Rampal, Virender Sehwag, Viren Rasquinha, Kapil Dev and Shikha Pandey.[18][84]

P. T. Usha, retired Indian athlete and head of the Indian Olympic Association, said that the protests "amounted to indiscipline" and were "tarnishing image of India", but later visited the site of protest assuring her support.[85]

Irfan Pathan, Sunil Chhetri and other athletes expressed their solidarity towards the wrestlers after they were detained by Delhi Police on 28th May 2023.[86] Former Indian cricketer Anil Kumble also condemned the detention of the protesting wrestlers.[87]

International Booker Prize winner Geetanjali Shree also extended her support for the protests.[88] Yoga guru Ramdev also expressed his opinions while demanding for the arrest of the accused.[89]

On 7 May 2023, Bharatiya Kisan Union spokesperson Rakesh Tikait and Samyukt Kisan Morcha's Baldev Singh Sirsa joined the protestors at Jantar Mantar. On the same day, four national women associations called for support of wrestler protests by holding out meetings and exposing the anti-women face of the BJP.[43][90] People from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's adopted village in Varanasi organised sit-ins in support of women wrestlers.[91] Sikh body Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee also extended their support to protesting wrestlers.[92]

Rajput Mahasabha in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar and Lucknow extended their support to the accused Brij Bhushan, calling the protests were being held 'to insult a Kshatriya'.[93][94][95]

International Responses

International wrestling body United World Wrestling condemned the treatment of wrestlers by the Delhi police.[96][22]

Statement of the accused

The accused Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh said on 29 April 2023, "Resignation is not a big deal but I am not a criminal. If I resign, it will mean that I have accepted their [wrestlers] allegations. My tenure [as WFI president] is almost over. Government has formed a three-member committee and elections will be held in 45 days and my term will end after the elections." He also said that the wrestlers are changing demands daily and claimed that the protesting wrestlers belong to one group but 90% of the wrestlers from Haryana support him. [97]

Media coverage

National-level English and Bengali newspapers covered the protests prominently on front pages and editorials, while Hindi language mainstream media mostly ignored the protests.[98][99][100][101]

Impact

The 2023 Asian Wrestling Championships were moved from New Delhi, India to Astana, Kazakhstan due to the pending inquiry of the oversight committee against the Wrestling Federation of India.[102][103][104][105]

Gallery

  • 2023 Indian wrestlers' protest site
    2023 Indian wrestlers' protest site
  • Demonstrator sitting at 2023 Indian wrestlers' protest
    Demonstrator sitting at 2023 Indian wrestlers' protest
  • Leaders of different women's organisations talking to the reporters at 2023 Indian wrestlers' protest
    Leaders of different women's organisations talking to the reporters at 2023 Indian wrestlers' protest
  • Medalist Wrestlers On Candle March At India Gate
    Medalist Wrestlers On Candle March At India Gate
  • Medalist Wrestlers On Candle March At India Gate
    Medalist Wrestlers On Candle March At India Gate

See also

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