According to the latest updates, the Samyukta Kisan Morcha a non-political group announced on Friday, that many farmers would gather at the Jantar Mantar on May 8, in support of wrestlers who are protesting against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) head Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.A political brawl and a blame game between the Delhi Police and protesting wrestlers over a late-night altercation at Jantar Mantar broke out on Wednesday. The wrestlers threatened to return their medals and honours, including the Padma Shri, to the government. According to a statement from Samyukta Kisan Morcha, a significant number of farmers would assemble at the Janta Mantar venue in this city on May 8 to support wrestlers.The group also called for the arrest of the WFI chief. Farmers organisations associated with it also unanimously passed a resolution demanding the arrest of the WFI chief during a virtual meeting. Reportedly, the wrestlers have launched a second round of protest against Singh at Jantar Mantar.Wrestlers form two committees to decide on future actionAs per sources, the protesting wrestlers have formed two committees to advise and decide on the future course of action. The move has been taken to fight against WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. The wrestlers on Friday, started their day thinking about their next move after Supreme Court closed proceedings on their plea even as Sports Minister Anurag Thakur asked them to have faith in the system and have faith in the system.On Friday, Bajrang Punia said, “One of the people is talking to the legal staff about it. Well let you know tomorrow. We established two committees today, one with 31 members and the other with nine. In the 31-person committee are organisations representing farmers, women, and khap panchayats. The wrestling portion would be decided by the nine-member committee.”Youth Congress took out a candle marchThe youth wing of the Congress party took out a candle march to support the protesting wrestlers at Jantar Mantar and demanded justice for them. Srinivas BV, the president of the Indian Youth Congress, lashed out at BJP saying that the Beti Bachao slogan is just hypocrisy. He referred to what was taking place at Jantar Mantar with the nations female athletes as being quite humiliating.Krishna Allavaru, the joint secretary of the AICC and national coordinator for the IYC, said, “The country is very pained to see the tears of women athletes who have brought medals to the nation and their families with their hard work and commitment. The daughters of the nation have been wailing and suffering for the past 14 days, but the government has remained inactive and the Delhi Police has treated them unfairly.”
