Wrestlers’ sit-in: BKU (Ugrahan) activists hold protest at Tikri border after being denied entry into Delhi

New Delhi, May 07: On Sunday, activists from the Bharatiya Kisan Union (Ugrahan) held a protest at Delhi’s Tikri border after being denied entry into the national capital. They had come to participate in the wrestlers’ protest at Jantar Mantar against the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) Chief, Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. 

The protesters broke barricades placed by the Delhi Police to check vehicles operating at the border since early morning. Eventually, they were allowed entry into Delhi.

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Hundreds of farmers from Punjab, mostly women, have already reached the national capital to support the protesting wrestlers. The BKU (Ugrahan) has a large base of women farmers and played a crucial role in getting the contentious agricultural laws revoked in 2020. 

The Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), a coalition of over 30 farmer unions, had announced a nationwide agitation in support of the protesting wrestlers on Saturday.

A significant number of Delhi police personnel have been deployed at Tikri Border as Khap leaders from different parts of Haryana are expected to participate in a meeting with their counterparts from Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Delhi. 

The WFI Chief, Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, has been accused of sexual misconduct. Prominent wrestlers had come forward to lead a protest against him three months ago, leading the Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports to announce the formation of an ‘oversight committee’ to investigate the allegations against the WFI, Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, and some coaches.

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