Wrestlers Protest
- India
You have no idea what defines an Olympian: Vijender Singh supports wrestlers
Olympic medallist and Congress leader Vijender Singh on Wednesday slammed those standing against the wrestlers’ protest saying they do not know the difficulties that go into the making of an Olympic champion.…
- India
SKM calls for nationwide protest on June 1 in support of wrestlers
New Delhi: Farmers’ outfit Samyukta Kisan Morcha on Tuesday called for nationwide demonstrations on June 1 in support of wrestlers who have been demanding the arrest of BJP MP and WFI chief…
- India
Wrestlers return without immersing medals in Ganga
Haridwar: On a drama-filled Tuesday, some of India’s best wrestlers accompanied by hundreds of supporters gathered here on the banks of the Ganga, threatening to immerse their World and Olympic medals in…
- India
Mallikarjun Kharge calls in question Modi’s claims on women security
New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of giving long lectures on respect for women from the Red Fort and yet protecting those accused of harassing…
- India
Protesting wrestlers are free to enter Ganga River: Haridwar SSP
Soon after the protesting wrestlers announced their decision to discard all their medals including those won in the Olympics in the Ganga River, the Haridwar police said that they will not stop…
- Hyderabad
BRS leader Sravan condemns humiliation of wrestlers
Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) senior leader Dr Dasoju Sravan on Monday condemned the humiliation of wrestlers during a protest in New Delhi on Sunday. He slammed the Narendra Modi government for…
- Telangana
KTR slams Centre on manhandling of protesting wrestlers by cops
Hyderabad: Telangana IT minister and Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president KT Rama Rao on Monday slammed the Center after protesting wrestlers were manhandled by the Delhi Police and detained at Jantar…
- India
BKU, RLD call off protest at Delhi border after wrestlers’ released
Ghaziabad: BKU leader Rakesh Tikait on Sunday called off his protest at the Delhi-Ghazipur border after staying put there for almost eight hours, following reports that wrestlers earlier detained by Delhi Police…
- India
Wrestlers’ protest: Sengol has ‘bent’ the very first day, says Stalin
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Sunday reacted sharply to the police’s detention of protesting wrestlers in Delhi and targeted the Centre over the issue, saying the ‘Sengol’ installed…
- Bangalore
‘What’s need of new Parliament if it can’t give justice to wrestlers’, asks Siddaramaiah
Bengaluru: Criticising the Narendra Modi-led Central government over the way it handled the wrestlers’ protest, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday wondered “what’s the need for the new Parliament building if it…