Some of India's top wrestlers have returned to Jantar Mantar, the protest site in New Delhi, claiming that nothing has been done so far to address the sexual harassment allegations they had raised against the WFI chief in January this year. They also demanded the government make public the findings of the oversight panel that probed the charges
This story was first published in January 2023
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) member of Parliament (MP) and Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) head Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh — who is in the eye of a storm over charges of sexual harassment levelled by the country’s top wrestlers — has always been in the thick of controversies since he entered politics in the early 1990s.
Identified as a 'bahubali' [strongman] politician from northeastern Uttar Pradesh, the 66-year-old wrestler-politician has faced several serious allegations, including attempt to murder.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) member of Parliament (MP) and Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) head Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh — who is in the eye of a storm over charges of sexual harassment levelled by the country’s top wrestlers — has always been in the thick of controversies since he entered politics in the early 1990s.
Identified as a 'bahubali' [strongman] politician from northeastern Uttar Pradesh, the 66-year-old wrestler-politician has faced several serious allegations, including attempt to murder.