'Brij Bhushan misusing muscle power': Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia on 'compromise' claims
Delhi Police also clarified that the reports of wrestlers compromising with BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh are wrong
PremiumInternationally acclaimed wrestlers Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia on Friday slammed down the reports that claimed the protesting wrestlers were settling with BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh in the sexual harassment case. The rumors picked up when Sangeeta Phogat was seen at the residence of Brij Bhushan.
Vinesh Phogat said that this is how Brijbhushan uses his muscle power, and political power and runs false narratives.
“This is the power of Brijbhushan. He is busy harassing women wrestlers by using his muscle power, political power and running false narratives, so his arrest is necessary. If the police arrests him instead of breaking us, there is hope of justice, otherwise not," Vinesh Phogat tweeted.
"Women wrestlers had gone to the crime site for police investigation, but it was run in the media that they had gone to compromise, she added.
Bajrang Punia also criticised the media reports that claimed that wrestlers have compromised.
"Women wrestlers went to the crime site for police investigation but it was run in the media that they had gone to compromise. This is the power of Brijbhushan. He is troubling women wrestlers by running muscle power, political power and false narratives. His arrest is necessary. Police trying to break us," Bajrang Punia tweeted.
Delhi Police also clarified that wrong news is spread on social media about the compromise and the women wrestler was taken to WFI's chief residence for investigation.
"Please don't pay attention to rumours. Delhi Police took a woman wrestler to the office of the Wrestling Federation of India for investigation," the official handle of the DCP New Delhi tweeted.
Notably, this was the second time wrestlers protests were targeted with misinformation. Recently, when government opened the communication with wrestlers, it was wrongly claimed that the wrestlers have ended their protests to resume their duties in the railways.
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