Wrestlers' Protest Day 12: BKU farmers clash with police at Jantar Mantar
Wrestlers have been protesting against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, the President of the Wrestling Federation of India, who has been accused of sexual harassment.
Bharatiya Kisan Union farmers on Monday clashed with the police at Jantar Mantar where wrestlers including Olympic medalists Sakshi Malik, Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat, have been protesting against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, the President of the Wrestling Federation of India, who has been accused of sexual harassment. (PTI)
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A video shared by news agency ANI showed BKU members breaking barricades and trying to reach the protest venue. (PTI)
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Over 2,000 jawans have been deployed on May 7 amid the farmers' march to Jantar Mantar to join the protesting wrestlers. (PTI)
Singh, a six-time MP, has been booked by Delhi police for alleged sexual harassment of wrestlers. (PTI)
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The wrestlers have been protesting near the Jantar Mantar for over 10 days demanding the arrest of Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Singh and his sacking from the post in the light of allegations of sexual harassment by woman grapplers. (PTI)
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Tribals and farmers affected by the Ken-Betwa river-linking project stage a symbolic Chita Andolan (pyre protests), Jal Satyagraha and hanging satyagraha by placing nooses around their necks, over their demands of better compensation and rehabilitation, in Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 15-day protest ended after police removed them from site.
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Parallelly, the crackdown on protesters to maintain law and order situation in the sensitive areas of Central Delhi continued with lathi charge, tear gas firing etc.
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Television evangilist Joni Lamb sings a praise song during 'Celebration', a show that she and her husband Marcus host on the Daystar Network, on July 30, 2001.
