Wrestlers’ protest – Anil Kumble, Robin Uthappa, Irfan Pathan, Manoj Tiwary ask for speedy answer

Tweeting on Tuesday, two days after demanding pictures of Vinesh Phogat, amongst different wrestlers, being dragged clear of the web page in their protest in central Delhi emerged, Kumble mentioned, “Dismayed to listen to about what transpired at the twenty eighth of Would possibly with our wrestlers being manhandled. The rest may also be resolved thru correct discussion. Hoping for a answer on the earliest.”

An afternoon later, on Wednesday, Uthappa mentioned he was once “saddened” by means of the traits, and that he was once “sure there’s a higher approach to have this addressed in a relaxed approach”.

Delhi Police acted in opposition to the wrestlers once they breached the safety boundaries and began to march against the brand new parliament construction, which was once being inaugurated by means of Narendra Modi, India’s high minister, on the time. The protesters have been driven into buses and brought away, and police workforce cleared the protest web page – now not a long way from the parliament construction now not lengthy after.

The morning after the overall was once finished – after rain in Ahmedabad led to lengthy delays over two days – Sakshi Malik had even tweeted out a jibe of types directed on the Indian cricket neighborhood.

The wrestlers’ protest began in January.

They have got alleged that Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, the Indian wrestling federation leader, sexually abused and exploited ladies wrestlers – together with a minor – during the last decade. That was once after Delhi Police agreed to analyze the costs in opposition to Singh per week after the criticism was once first filed and handiest after the wrestlers moved the Ideal Court docket for motion. However the wrestlers’ better undertaking has been to take away Singh from his place, and to attract consideration to the costs in opposition to him.

“You do come ahead to congratulate us once we win one thing. Even the cricketers tweet when that occurs. Abhi kya ho gaya [What has happened now]? Are you so petrified of the machine? Or possibly there is something fishy happening there too?”

Vinesh Phogat, on April 28

Following that, the union sports activities ministry, of which former BCCI president Anurag Thakur is the person in rate, tasked its oversight committee to analyze the topic and put up the findings by means of February. The committee incorporated, amongst others, boxer MC Mary Kom and wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt, each Olympic Video games medallists (Mary Kom may be a former member of parliament). Stories say that the findings of the oversight committee have now not been made to be had to the wrestlers.

Strengthen for the wrestlers from the cricket neighborhood were extraordinarily restricted all alongside, and Phogat had even issued a plea of types to the Indian cricket neighborhood, asking why that they had been silent at the plight in their fellow sportspersons.

“All the nation worships cricket however now not even a unmarried cricketer has spoken up,” the Indian Categorical quoted Phogat as pronouncing. “We are not pronouncing that you simply discuss in our favour, however no less than publish a impartial message and say there must be justice for whichever birthday party. That is what pains me… Be it cricketers, badminton gamers, athletics, boxing…

“It isn’t like we would not have large athletes in our nation. There are cricketers… Right through the Black Lives Topic motion in the USA, they confirmed their make stronger. Do not we deserve even that a lot?

“You do come ahead to congratulate us once we win one thing. Even the cricketers tweet when that occurs. Abhi kya ho gaya [What has happened now]? Are you so petrified of the machine? Or possibly there is something fishy happening there too?”