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The Latest Breaking News from Jantar Mantar

Sangeeta Phogat wins bronze at Hungary Ranking Series wrestling event

BUDAPEST: Sangeeta Phogat, one of the six wrestlers who protested against WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh at Jantar Mantar, on Saturday won a bronze medal in the non-Olympic 59kg category that featured six grapplers at the Hungary Ranking Series tournament here.

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Kuki-Zomi outfits take out silent march in Manipur; civil society groups protest in Delhi

Nearly two months after ethnic clashes broke out between the dominant Meitei and Scheduled Tribe Kuki-Zomi people in Manipur, tribal student bodies on June 24 held a silent ‘coffin march’ in the State’s Churachandpur district to honour those killed in the violence.

The Hindu

UWW condemns detention of wrestlers, threatens to ban WFI if polls not held in time

CORSIER-SUR-VEVEY (SWITZERLAND): The United World Wrestling (UWW) on Tuesday condemned the detention of India's top wrestlers during their protest in Jantar Mantar and threatened to suspend the national federation WFI if it fails to hold its election within the stipulated time.

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Protesting wrestlers say they will 'immerse' their medals in Ganges, sit on hunger strike at India Gate

NEW DELHI: The country's top wrestlers, who were detained by Delhi Police and removed from their Jantar Mantar protest site, on Tuesday said they will immerse their hard-earned medals in river Ganges and sit on a hunger strike "until death" at the India Gate.

The Times of India

Visuals of action against wrestlers leave Bindra distraught

India’s first individual Olympic gold medallist shooter Abhinav Bindra has denounced the police action against the country’s top wrestlers at Jantar Mantar, saying the “horrifying images” had left him “sleepless” and “haunted”.

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Wrestlers regroup after Sunday’s action, to decide future strategy soon

Wrestlers are still contemplating their next move even as they continued to get unequivocal support from sporting fraternity after police action against them

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Abhinav Bindra 'haunted' by disturbing visuals of wrestlers' ordeal

NEW DELHI: Abhinav Bindra, India's first individual Olympic gold medalist in shooting, has strongly criticised the police action taken against the country's top wrestlers at Jantar Mantar. He expressed deep concern over the distressing images and stated that they had left him sleepless and haunted.

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Wrestlers Dharna: Grapplers forcibly removed from Jantar Mantar; Police says, will be allocated another venue for protest if demanded

"If the wrestlers apply for permission to stage a sit-in again in future, they will be given permission at any of the suitable, notified places other than Jantar Mantar." Read further on Dynamite News:

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Wrestlers will be allowed to protest at any suitable place other than Jantar Mantar: Delhi Police

A day after the Delhi Police cleared the sit-in site of the protesting wrestlers, the security force on May 29 said they will be allowed to demonstrate at a suitable place in the city other than Jantar Mantar.

The Hindu

From ‘national rejuvenation’ to ‘repression after rhetoric’: What front pages said on Parliament event

A day after the new Parliament building was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the front pages of prominent dailies swirled around both the fanfare and controversy associated with the event.

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'Unfortunate for our country': Wrestler Bajrang Punia on WFI chief Brij Bhushan's presence at inauguration of new Parliament building

NEW DELHI: India's ace grappler Bajrang Punia on Sunday said that it was unfortunate for our country that the outgoing Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh was present during the inauguration of the new Parliament building on Sunday.

The Times of India

Wrestlers' protest | FIR against organisers, others on charges of rioting, obstructing public servant

The Delhi Police booked the organisers of the wrestlers’ protest at Jantar Mantar and their supporters on charges of rioting and obstructing public servant in discharge of duty after some of them were detained while marching to the new Parliament building on Sunday.

The Hindu

Wrestlers' protest: FIR against organisers, others on charges of rioting, obstructing public servant

NEW DELHI: The Delhi Police on Sunday booked the organisers of the wrestlers' protest at Jantar Mantar and their supporters on charges of rioting and obstructing public servant in discharge of duty after some of them were detained while marching to the new Parliament building.

The Times of India

PM was busy posing for photos when we were getting thrashed on road: Sakshi Malik

NEW DELHI: Olympian wrestlers Bajrang Punia, Sakshi Malik and Vinesh Phogat have been taken to three different locations in the city by the Delhi Police after they were detained while trying to march towards the newly-constructed Parliament building, here on Sunday.

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Politicians and sportspersons condemn police action and detention of protesting wrestlers

NEW DELHI: The dramatic detention of protesting wrestlers by Delhi Police on Sunday was condemned by several politicians and former sportspersons who termed the act as "shame on the government".

The Hindu

Jantar Mantar protest site cleared minutes after wrestlers’ detention

The Delhi police on May 28, 2023 detained Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik and Bajrang Punia for violation of law and order after they breached the security cordon while trying to move towards the new Parliament building

The Times of India

Police detain protesting wrestlers, file FIR, clear protest site at Jantar Mantar

NEW DELHI: In what could bring about an abrupt end to the wrestlers' protest at Jantar Mantar, the Delhi police detained Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik and Bajrang Punia and later filed FIRs against them for violation of law and order, as dramatic scenes unfolded at the protest site on Sunday.

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Security personnel detains protesting wrestlers as they proceed towards new Parliament building

The protesting wrestlers who were trying to march towards the new Parliament from their site of protest at Jantar Mantar were stopped and detained by the security personnel in Delhi on Sunday. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Women athletes from State show solidarity with protesting wrestlers

In a show of solidarity with protesting wrestlers, All India Mahila Samskruthik Sanghathan (AIMSS) held a State-level convention on Tuesday. The wrestlers have been protesting at Jantar Mantar in Delhi against instances of alleged sexual assault by National Federation Chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.

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To mark a month of wrestlers’ protest, candlelight vigil at India Gate

Since April 23, India’s top wrestlers Sakshi Malik, Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia and many others, along with farmers, have been demanding the arrest of MP and Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh

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Top Sikh body extends support to protesting wrestlers

The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) on Saturday announced its support to the wrestlers protesting against alleged molestation by the president of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), Brij Bhushan, at Jantar Mantar in Delhi.

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Decisions that khaps will take for us could hurt nation, say protesting wrestlers

The wrestlers have set May 21 as the deadline for the khap mahapanchayat to decide on taking the agitation forward

The Times of India

Wrestlers contemplate shifting protest venue to Ram Lila ground

NEW DELHI: After protesting at Jantar Mantar for the last 24 days, India's leading wrestlers, including Olympic medallists Bajrang Punia, Sakshi Malik and Asian Games gold winner Vinesh Phogat, are now considering relocating their agitation to Ram Lila ground to turn it into a "national movement."

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Brij Bhushan Singh's power made govt 'deaf and blind', allege wrestlers as they write to women BJP MPs demanding justice

NEW DELHI: Alleging the government of turning "deaf and blind" to their movement, India's leading female wrestlers and Olympians, Vinesh Phogat and Sakshee Malikkh – at the forefront of the fight against Wrestling Federation of India's (WFI) sidelined president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh – on Sunday implored the women member…

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Top female para-athletes allege ‘mental harassment' by PCI

NEW DELHI: India’s two leading women para-athletes, both ranked among World’s top-10 in their respective class, have alleged “mental harassment” and “injustice” at the hands of the Paralympic Committee of India (PCI), and threatened to sit on a protest alongside the agitating wrestlers at Jantar Mantar here.

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