New Delhi : Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP Deepender Singh Hooda on Monday said that he will file a defamation case against the Wrestling Federation of India President and Kaiserganj MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh after he claimed the allegation of sexual harassment against him by wrestlers was made at the behest of the former Haryana CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda and his son and Rajya Sabha MP Deepender Singh Hooda.
“What he has said is very unfortunate. We are taking legal counsel to file defamation against him. Our wrestlers especially women wrestlers are fighting for justice and the entire nation is supporting them. we are also supporting them and independent inquiry is a must. Meanwhile, he has taken our name to divert attention for reasons known best to him,” said Deepender Singh Hooda.
On January 22, Former Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda had issued a warning to embattled WFI Chief Brij Bhushan Sharan, saying he should be prepared to receive a defamation suit. This, after Singh claimed the allegation of sexual harassment against him by wrestlers was made at the behest of the former Haryana CM and his son and Rajya Sabha MP Deepender Singh Hooda.
