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"Do your job":Bajrang Punia slams Wrestling Federation as #BoycottWFIPresident trends

Wrestlers Bajrang Punia, Sakshee Malikkh, Vinesh Phogat and others protest at Jantar Mantar in Delhi against the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), alleging "harassment of wrestler by WFI through its arbitrary rules and regulations."

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Published : Jan 18, 2023, 1:14 PM IST

Updated : Jan 18, 2023, 3:37 PM IST

Bajrang Punia on Wednesday tweeted that they are boycotting Wrestling President as they are not supporting their players.
Picture courtsey- Bajrang Punia

New Delhi: The country's top wrestlers, including Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Bajrang Punia and world championship medallist Vinesh Phogat, staged a protest at Jantar Mantar against the "dictatorship" of national federation President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh on Wednesday. The wrestlers alleged harassment of wrestlers by the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) through its arbitrary rules and regulations that they are fed up with the way the WFI is being run by Singh, who is also a BJP MP from Kaiserganj.

  • फेडरेशन का काम खिलाड़ियों का साथ देना, उनकी खेल की जरूरतों का ध्यान रखना होता है। कोई समस्या हो तो उसका निदान करना होता है। लेकिन अगर फेडरेशन ही समस्या खड़ी करे तो क्या किया जाए?
    अब लड़ना पड़ेगा, हम पीछे नहीं हटेंगे । #BoycottWFIPresident#BotcottWrestlingPresident

    — Bajrang Punia 🇮🇳 (@BajrangPunia) January 18, 2023 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data=" ">

Bajrang, Vinesh, Rio Olympics medallist Sakshi Malik, world championship medallist Sarita Mor, Sangeeta Phogat, Satyawart Malik, Jitender Kinha and CWG medallist Sumit Malik were among 30 wrestlers who have assembled at Jantar Mantar. "Our fight is not against the government or Sports Authority of India (SAI). This is against WFI. We will share details later in the day. 'Yeh ab aar paar ki ladai hai' (It's a fight to the finish)," Bajrang Punia said.

  • खिलाड़ी पूरी मेहनत कर के देश को मेडल दिलाता हैं लेकिन फेडरेशन ने हमें नीचा दिखाने के अलावा कुछ नहीं किया। मनचाहे क़ायदे क़ानून लगा कर खिलाड़ियों को प्रताड़ित किया जा रहा है। #BoycottWFIPresident#BoycottWrestlingPresident @narendramodi @AmitShah @PMOIndia

    — Bajrang Punia 🇮🇳 (@BajrangPunia) January 18, 2023 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data=" ">

Bajrang's support staff, including his coach Sujeet Mann and physio Anand Dubey have also joined the protest. "The dictatorship will not be tolerated," said another wrestler. Singh has been at the helm since 2011. He was elected President of WFI for the third consecutive time in February 2019. "The players make every effort to win medals for the country but the federation has not done anything except downgrading us. Arbitrary rules are being framed to torture the athletes," tweeted Sakshi.

  • खिलाड़ी पूरी मेहनत कर के देश को मेडल दिलाता हैं लेकिन फेडरेशन ने हमें नीचा दिखाने के अलावा कुछ नहीं किया। मनचाहे क़ायदे क़ानून लगा कर खिलाड़ियों को प्रताड़ित किया जा रहा है। #BoycottWFIPresident#BoycottWrestlingPresident@PMOIndia @AmitShah @narendramodi

    — Sakshee Malikkh (@SakshiMalik) January 18, 2023 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data=" ">

Anshu Malik, Sangeeta Phogat and other wrestlers also tweeted on the same lines with the hashtag BoycottWFIPresident and tagged PMO, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah. Supporting the rest Wrestler Anshu Mallick tweeted a picture of some prominent wrestlers at the protest site captioned as Wrestling Athletes at Jantar Mantar.

Wrestler Vinesh Phogat said, "The player wants self-respect and prepares for the Olympics and big games with full vigor, but if the federation does not support him, the morale breaks down. But now we will not bow down. Will fight for our rights."

  • खिलाड़ी आत्मसम्मान चाहता है और पूरी शिद्दत के साथ ओलंपिक और बड़े खेलो के लिए तैयारी करता है लेकिन अगर फेडरेशन उसका साथ ना दे मनोबल टूट जाता है।लेकिन अब हम नही झुकेंगे।अपने अधिकारों के लिए लड़ेंगे।#BoycottWFIPresident#BoycottWrestlingPresident@PMOIndia @narendramodi @AmitShah

    — Vinesh Phogat (@Phogat_Vinesh) January 18, 2023 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data=" ">

New Delhi: The country's top wrestlers, including Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Bajrang Punia and world championship medallist Vinesh Phogat, staged a protest at Jantar Mantar against the "dictatorship" of national federation President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh on Wednesday. The wrestlers alleged harassment of wrestlers by the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) through its arbitrary rules and regulations that they are fed up with the way the WFI is being run by Singh, who is also a BJP MP from Kaiserganj.

  • फेडरेशन का काम खिलाड़ियों का साथ देना, उनकी खेल की जरूरतों का ध्यान रखना होता है। कोई समस्या हो तो उसका निदान करना होता है। लेकिन अगर फेडरेशन ही समस्या खड़ी करे तो क्या किया जाए?
    अब लड़ना पड़ेगा, हम पीछे नहीं हटेंगे । #BoycottWFIPresident#BotcottWrestlingPresident

    — Bajrang Punia 🇮🇳 (@BajrangPunia) January 18, 2023 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data=" ">

Bajrang, Vinesh, Rio Olympics medallist Sakshi Malik, world championship medallist Sarita Mor, Sangeeta Phogat, Satyawart Malik, Jitender Kinha and CWG medallist Sumit Malik were among 30 wrestlers who have assembled at Jantar Mantar. "Our fight is not against the government or Sports Authority of India (SAI). This is against WFI. We will share details later in the day. 'Yeh ab aar paar ki ladai hai' (It's a fight to the finish)," Bajrang Punia said.

  • खिलाड़ी पूरी मेहनत कर के देश को मेडल दिलाता हैं लेकिन फेडरेशन ने हमें नीचा दिखाने के अलावा कुछ नहीं किया। मनचाहे क़ायदे क़ानून लगा कर खिलाड़ियों को प्रताड़ित किया जा रहा है। #BoycottWFIPresident#BoycottWrestlingPresident @narendramodi @AmitShah @PMOIndia

    — Bajrang Punia 🇮🇳 (@BajrangPunia) January 18, 2023 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data=" ">

Bajrang's support staff, including his coach Sujeet Mann and physio Anand Dubey have also joined the protest. "The dictatorship will not be tolerated," said another wrestler. Singh has been at the helm since 2011. He was elected President of WFI for the third consecutive time in February 2019. "The players make every effort to win medals for the country but the federation has not done anything except downgrading us. Arbitrary rules are being framed to torture the athletes," tweeted Sakshi.

  • खिलाड़ी पूरी मेहनत कर के देश को मेडल दिलाता हैं लेकिन फेडरेशन ने हमें नीचा दिखाने के अलावा कुछ नहीं किया। मनचाहे क़ायदे क़ानून लगा कर खिलाड़ियों को प्रताड़ित किया जा रहा है। #BoycottWFIPresident#BoycottWrestlingPresident@PMOIndia @AmitShah @narendramodi

    — Sakshee Malikkh (@SakshiMalik) January 18, 2023 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data=" ">

Anshu Malik, Sangeeta Phogat and other wrestlers also tweeted on the same lines with the hashtag BoycottWFIPresident and tagged PMO, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah. Supporting the rest Wrestler Anshu Mallick tweeted a picture of some prominent wrestlers at the protest site captioned as Wrestling Athletes at Jantar Mantar.

Wrestler Vinesh Phogat said, "The player wants self-respect and prepares for the Olympics and big games with full vigor, but if the federation does not support him, the morale breaks down. But now we will not bow down. Will fight for our rights."

  • खिलाड़ी आत्मसम्मान चाहता है और पूरी शिद्दत के साथ ओलंपिक और बड़े खेलो के लिए तैयारी करता है लेकिन अगर फेडरेशन उसका साथ ना दे मनोबल टूट जाता है।लेकिन अब हम नही झुकेंगे।अपने अधिकारों के लिए लड़ेंगे।#BoycottWFIPresident#BoycottWrestlingPresident@PMOIndia @narendramodi @AmitShah

    — Vinesh Phogat (@Phogat_Vinesh) January 18, 2023 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data=" ">
Last Updated : Jan 18, 2023, 3:37 PM IST
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