Addressing a mahapanchayat in Sonepat that was attended by around 300 people, Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Bajrang Punia assured the khaps that the wrestlers’ protest is not over yet and is only suspended till June 15. The wrestlers, minus double World Championships medallist Vinesh Phogat, met sports minister Anurag Thakur on Wednesday and agreed to temporarily call off their protest till June 15 by which time the Delhi Police will file a charge sheet.
“I want to assure you that our movement is not done yet. This is a battle for the honour of our daughters. We are neither compromised nor defeated. If we feel that nothing concrete is written in the chargesheet, we will restart our agitation,” Punia said at the meeting that went on for over three hours.
Rio Games bronze medallist Sakshi Malik, her husband Satyavrat Kadian, and Jitender Kumar were the other wrestlers present.
“It was a fruitful meeting,” said Jitender. “We had decided to brief the khap leaders about the discussions that had happened with the sports minister. We will wait till the Delhi Police files the chargesheet on June 15 and if we feel Brij Bhushan is not going to be arrested, we will restart our protest at Jantar Mantar.”
Malik, the lone woman wrestler at the meeting, raised the issue of the minor complainant’s father retracting his complaint.
“We knew this would happen. That’s why we have been demanding Brij Bhushan’s arrest since the first day. You can imagine the pressure her father must be under,” she told the gathering.
Punia also told the khap leaders that he was contacted by Singh in January when the wrestlers had first come out in protest.
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