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Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) President Brij Bhushan Sharan has been accused of sexual harassment by a female wrestler. The Speaker MP has denied the allegations. Wrestlers (wrestlers) are adamant on their point. He is continuously demanding action against the Speaker by protesting at Jantar Mantar in Delhi. The central government has also come into action in this entire controversy.
What will happen after the wrestlers have other options instead of picketing or taking action in this dispute? There are many such questions, which are arising suddenly after this controversy. Everyone wants to know their answer. In today’s Bhaskar Explainer, we are giving answers to these questions…
First of all know what is the whole matter….
Wrestler suddenly reached Jantar Mantar with Bajrang Punia, Sakshi Malik and Vinesh Phogat on Wednesday. He accused the president of the wrestling association. In which apart from playing with his career, there are also allegations of sexual exploitation. Vinesh Phogat said that the coaches here have also been sexually abusing wrestlers for many years. When enough was enough, we had to break the silence.
First question… Was the strike the only option available to the wrestlers?
Wrestlers who reached Delhi’s Jantar Mantar surprised everyone. This raised the question whether they had no option but to sit on the dharna. Although not so, they also had 3 more options. However, these remaining options were such that the wrestlers knew that they were not going to be heard. Know them sequentially…
1. Wrestlers could complain to the Wrestling Federation. But, in this case, when the allegations are against the head of the Federation, then how would the hearing take place? Who would have heard against the Speaker only. Hence did not choose this option.
2. Wrestlers could complain to the sports department or the minister. This option was definitely there, but in this too the players had difficulty. The president of the Federation, the MP is from the BJP and the government at the center is also from them. The Sports Minister is also from BJP, so it is obvious that he was not expecting a hearing.
3. He could have complained to the police, but in such a high-profile case, the police would hardly have intervened. Wrestlers also knew this thing, that is why they chose the option of making the matter public by holding a direct sit-in.
Now know… what will happen next?
There are 2 characters in this whole controversy. Wrestlers protesting first and Brij Bhushan Singh, president of the second wrestling association…. Whether the Union Sports Ministry takes action or not, but both are bound to have an impact. Think of it like this….
What if action is taken against the president?If the president withdraws or is removed, the morale of the wrestlers will increase. Even more players will dare to call wrong wrong. Due to this, a direct message will also be sent to the organizations related to sports that the voice can be raised against the one who does wrong. Action will be taken on him and the chair can also be snatched away. This will prevent any kind of injustice from happening within such sports institutions.
If there is no action on the president… If no action is taken against the Speaker, then the wrong message will be sent. Since the controversy is related to sexual harassment, their image will be tarnished if the Center or the sports department does not act. The biggest impact of this will be on the wrestlers. Not only will their morale be broken, their career will also be in danger. New players who want to enter this field can also step back from such a situation.
If we look at the situation, then the president will have to leave the chair. The level at which the wrestlers raised the issue and the kind of serious allegations like sexual exploitation, it is clear that MP Brij Bhushan Singh will have to leave the chair. With this, he will be able to try to save his reputation to some extent. At the same time, the Center will not have to be too aggressive.
On the contrary, if the Sports Ministry removes the MP from the chairman’s chair, it will tarnish the image of the wrestling association. The allegations of the wrestlers will be proved correct. In such a situation, the heat will also reach the central government. If MP Singh himself leaves the chair, the allegations will also remain under investigation. Due to which the whole matter can be cooled down gradually.
Last question… Will this harm the careers of wrestlers?
Not directly. But he will definitely be on the target of such leaders sitting on the chair, who want that no one should open their mouth on their arbitrariness. There can definitely be an attempt to spoil his career. Now it is the responsibility of the government not to let all this happen. If something really goes wrong in the wrestling association, then full care should be taken of the future and career of the wrestlers.