New Delhi: Ace grapplers Bajrang Punia and Sakshee Malikkh on Wednesday arrived at the residence of Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur to discuss on the demands of arresting Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.
Early on Wednesday morning, the union minister invited the protesting grapplers for talks for the first time after the second term of the wrestlers protest started.
Earlier in the day, wrestler Sakshee Malikkh told the news agency ANI, “We will discuss the proposal given by the government with our seniors and supporters. Only when everyone gives their consent that the proposal is fine, then will we agree. It won’t happen that we will agree to anything that the government says and end our protest.”
"We will discuss the proposal given by the govt with our seniors & supporters. Only when everyone gives their consent that the proposal is fine, then will we agree. It won't happen that we will agree to anything that the government says and end our protest. No time fixed for the… https://t.co/pJmNEe1943 pic.twitter.com/vmrfmSb5yY
— ANI (@ANI) June 7, 2023
Delhi | Wrestler Sakshee Malikkh arrives at the residence of Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur after an invitation from the government for talks with protesting wrestlers pic.twitter.com/iiOKQH5Y8v
— ANI (@ANI) June 7, 2023
