Sakshi Malik, Vinesh, Sangeeta Phogat, other wrestlers reach Haridwar to immerse medals in Ganga
New Delhi: In a powerful display of protest, Indian wrestlers Sakshi Malik, Vinesh Phogat, Sangeeta Phogat, and several others have arrived in Haridwar with the intention of immersing their Olympic medals in the sacred waters of the Ganga river.
The wrestlers, who have been engaged in a month-long demonstration demanding justice and the arrest of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP and Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan, aim to symbolically renounce their hard-earned accolades.
These athletes, who have brought glory to India through their remarkable performances on the international stage, have taken this drastic step to draw attention to the alleged sexual harassment they have faced, including the alleged harassment of a minor athlete.
Sakshi Malik, Vinesh Phogat, Sangeeta Phogat, and their fellow wrestlers have chosen Haridwar as the location for this symbolic gesture due to the river's spiritual significance as the mother Ganga.
The wrestlers' decision to relinquish their medals reflects their deep-seated disappointment and frustration with the current state of affairs.
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Bihar MP Pappu Yadav writes to Amit Shah, claims to have been threatened by Bishnoi gang
Patna, Oct 28: Bihar MP Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav has shot off a letter to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, seeking enhanced security in view of a "threatening call from the Lawrence Bishnoi gang".
The Purnea MP shared with the media his two-page letter to Shah, copies of which have been marked to the chief minister of Bihar and other top officials in the state.
The letter, dated October 21, was made public on Monday when a section of the media also played an audio clip of the call from a purported aide of Bishnoi "made from a Dubai number".
Besides seeking upgradation of his ‘Y’ security cover to ‘Z’, Yadav also demanded "police escort" at all functions he attends across Bihar, warning "if I get murdered, the blame shall fall upon the Centre as well as the state government".
Meanwhile, Purnea SP Kartikeya Sharma said, "We have come to know about the MP's charge through the media. We are looking into it, and also ensuring that arrangements are made for his safety in accordance with his ‘Y plus’ security cover".
Yadav, a gangster-turned-politician, claimed that the caller was upset over his social media outbursts against Bishnoi, who is lodged in a Gujarat jail.
After the assassination of NCP leader Baba Siddiqui in Mumbai, Yadav had declared on X that "if permitted by law", he would "finish off within 24 hours the entire network" of Bishnoi, who is alleged to have been behind the killing.
A few days later, he twisted the knife by expressing solidarity with Bollywood actor Salman Khan, who is in the cross hairs of Bishnoi over killing of blackbucks, which are held sacred by the community to which the jailed gangster belongs.
