"BJP's policy to make daughter cry, torment": Congress's Randeep Surjewala after Brij Bhushan aide elected WFI chief
Sanjay Singh as the new president of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala said that the party's policy is to make your daughter cry and torment.
Followed by the election of Sanjay Singh as the new president of the WFI, Olympic medalist Sakshi Malik announced her retirement from wrestling on Thursday.
Sakshi Malik, who was the face of wrestlers' protest against former WFI president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh over sexual harassment allegations, on Thursday announced that she is quitting wrestling after his aide Singh was elected president of the federation.
Reacting to this, Surjewala while addressing a press conference in the national capital, said, «The announcement of the retirement of the country's first female wrestler to win an Olympic berth after the election of BJP MP Brij Bhushan's assistant and 'nominee' Sanjay Singh, accused of sexual harassment daughters is a „dark chapter“ in sports history.»
«Modi government has proved that the real slogan is to, „make daughters cry, torment and make sit at home“. This has become the sports policy of the BJP government,» he added.
Hitting out at the BJP-led Central Government, the Congress leader said, «Modi government is directly responsible for 'atrocities and injustice' towards champion women wrestlers.
This shows that the daughters who raise their voices for justice will be forced to retire and sent home, and the culprits will lash out at the pillars of power, and make fun of the daughters.»
«Perhaps that is why Brij Bhushan Singh, said that 'Dabdaba tha, Dabdaba rahega'. Not only this, while teasing the daughters who are pleading for justice and giving a clear message to every daughter of the country who is hoping for
