She also questioned why Opposition leaders are being questioned by the same police on hearing the pain of a girl during the Bharat Jodo Yatra, but the pleas of the sportspersons who enhance the country’s honour are ignored. Whose pressure is there on the Delhi Police, Gandhi asked. Does the government want to save the culprits?" the Congress leader said. The question of punishment did not arise at all. ![]() “These girls with strong arms and pure hearts believed the government when it told them that there would be an inquiry. No one is listening to their complaint against exploitation that has been going on for a long time," Gandhi said in a tweet in Hindi. They are sitting on the road next to Parliament with tears in her eyes. “The victories of women players are bigger than the rest. The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notices to the Delhi government and others on a plea by seven women wrestlers alleging non-registration of an FIR over their sexual harassment allegations against the WFI president, saying these are “serious allegations" requiring its consideration.Įxpressing support for the protesting wrestlers, Gandhi said that sportspersons are the pride of the country as when they win medals despite all the difficulties and after working tirelessly, “their victory is our victory" and the whole country smiles. Her remarks came after India’s top wrestlers on Tuesday intensified their protest against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh and asserted that they won’t leave the protest site until the WFI president, who is facing sexual harassment charges, is arrested. ![]() ![]() The Congress general secretary also said that the pleas of the sportspersons, who enhance the country’s honour were being ignored, and asserted that “when the arrogance of a party and its leaders" is sky high then such voices are crushed. Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday slammed the government over the protests by top wrestlers here, and asked whether it wants to save the culprits in the matter.
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