Days after the protesting wrestlers met with Home Minister Amit Shah, against the arrest of Wrestling Federation of India president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, now have received an invitation from the government to discuss their concerns.Anurag Thakur, the sports minister, stated in a tweet that the government was “willing to discuss with the wrestlers on their issues” after midnight on Tuesday. “I have once again invited the wrestlers for the same,” he said.The government is willing to have a discussion with the wrestlers on their issues.I have once again invited the wrestlers for the same.— Anurag Thakur (@ianuragthakur) June 6, 2023 Notably, the BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh has been the target of the wrestlers protests, and they have called for his arrest. He has been accused of sexually harassing certain female wrestlers, which he has refused.According to sources, the Delhi Police had earlier taken statements from Singhs friends and those who worked at his Gonda, Uttar Pradesh, home as part of the probe.Furthermore, they claimed that a juvenile complainant whose statement served as the foundation for a case brought against Singh under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act had made a new statement under section 164 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC).
