Protesting wrestlers met with Amit Shah and say they "didn't get the reaction we wanted"

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• Jun 5, 2023 | Kabir Chakraborty

The protesting wrestlers attempted to immerse their medals in the Ganga in Haridwar, but were stopped by farmers' activist Naresh Tikait.

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Desk: Satyawrat Kadian, the husband of top wrestler
Sakshi Malik, claimed Saturday's meeting with Home Minister Amit Shah was
inconclusive since the wrestlers "did not get the reaction they wanted
from the Home Minister."

color:black">The meeting began late on Saturday at Amit Shah's residence in
Delhi and lasted until late that night, as wrestlers demanded the arrest of
Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan.

"Because we didn't
get the reaction we wanted from the Home Minister, we left the meeting."
We are planning our strategy for the protest's future direction. "We will
not back down," Kadian declared, hinting that the wrestlers are plotting
their next move.

The protesting wrestlers attempted to immerse their medals in the
Ganga in Haridwar, but were stopped by farmers' activist Naresh Tikait. Their
release was followed by a demand to the government that BJP MP Brij Bhushan
Sharan Singh be arrested before June 9.

Before seeing Amit Shah, the wrestlers visited with Sports
Minister Anurag Thakur. Thakur pledged a "fair investigation into their
allegations."

Wrestlers have been protesting Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, saying
that he sexually abused female wrestlers, including a juvenile. Brij Bhushan
has so far faced two FIRs, and he has been charged under the Pocso Act.