Expressing solidarity with the protesting wrestlers, various student groups on Wednesday staged a protest in front of Delhi University’s Arts Faculty and demanded that Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh be arrested immediately.
The students also demanded Singh’s resignation.
Some of the protesters were later detained by the police, who said they did not seek permission to hold the protest.
An internal complaints committee must be constituted immediately to ensure that women wrestlers do not face sexual harassment in the future, the protesting students demanded.
They alleged they were manhandled and forcibly detained by the Delhi Police.
“Why are we being dragged and detained? There is absolutely no law and order left in this country. A man who harassed women wrestlers is being protected, while those raising their voice against such people are being detained. Why hasn’t Brij Bhushan Singh been arrested yet,” a protester asked while being whisked away by police personnel.
Another protesting student said, “Is this democracy? We are being detained for extending support to wrestlers.
He (Singh) has been allowed to retain his post. Also, it was only after the Supreme Court’s direction that two FIRs were registered by the police against the BJP MP. However, the accused BJP MP has not been arrested so far.”
