AAP extends support to protesting wrestlers at Jantar Mantar

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Monday extended its support to the country’s top wrestlers, staging a protest here in Jantar Mantar against the chief of Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, demanding registration of an FIR against him over complaints of sexual harassment by several women wrestlers. AAP’s Haryana in-charge and Rajya Sabha member Sushil Gupta on Monday, who met the protesting wrestlers at Jantar Mantar, said the Delhi Police should immediately lodge an FIR against WFI president Singh. “Top athletes have levelled serious allegations of sexual harassment against Singh. The wrestlers had staged a sit-in at Jantar Mantar three months ago. Under pressure, the Sports Ministry set up an enquiry committee. “It’s unfortunate that the wrestlers need to knock on the doors of the Supreme Court over FIR registration and also to demand justice,” he said.