WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh breaks reporter's mic; DCW chief calls him 'Gunda'

On camera, BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh broke a reporter's mic after he was asked a question about the charge sheet filed by the Delhi Police on the basis of the sexual harassment allegations levelled by some top wrestlers.

Hyderabad: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP and outgoing WFI chief, Brij Bhushan Singh, accused of sexual harassment by top wrestlers in India, was seen misbehaving with a female reporter after he was asked a question about the charge sheet filed by the Delhi Police on the basis of the allegations levelled against him.

The video of a riled-up WFI chief has gone viral on social media drawing sharp criticism from the netizens and political parties. In the video, the female reporter of a national news channel asks Brij Bhushan Singh whether he would resign as a member of Parliament. “Why would I resign? Why are you asking for resignation?” Singh replies agitated and rushing away to his car.

Following it, the reporter again tries to ask the questions to which the MP arrogantly says, “Chup (Shut up)”. The reporter tried to get an answer and chased his car but the BJP MP shut the car door and broke the woman reporter's mic.

Indian Youth Congress chief Srinivas BV shared the video on Twitter and wrote, "A BJP MP accused of molesting wrestlers is threatening a female journalist on camera, breaking her mic. Can the Minister of Women and Child Development @smritiirani tell whose words are these? Whose sanskar is it?”

• #LIVE कैमरे पर एक महिला पत्रकार से पहलवानों के साथ उत्पीड़न का आरोपी भाजपाई सांसद धमका रहा है, उनका माइक तोड़ रहा है,
  
  क्या महिला बाल विकास मंत्री @smritiirani बता सकती है ये किसके शब्द है? किसके संस्कार है? pic.twitter.com/689KVkrBRg

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  #LIVE कैमरे पर एक महिला पत्रकार से पहलवानों के साथ उत्पीड़न का आरोपी भाजपाई सांसद धमका रहा है, उनका माइक तोड़ रहा है,
  
  क्या महिला बाल विकास मंत्री @smritiirani बता सकती है ये किसके शब्द है? किसके संस्कार है? pic.twitter.com/689KVkrBRg

  — Srinivas BV (@srinivasiyc) July 11, 2023

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  #LIVE कैमरे पर एक महिला पत्रकार से पहलवानों के साथ उत्पीड़न का आरोपी भाजपाई सांसद धमका रहा है, उनका माइक तोड़ रहा है,
  
  क्या महिला बाल विकास मंत्री @smritiirani बता सकती है ये किसके शब्द है? किसके संस्कार है? pic.twitter.com/689KVkrBRg

  — Srinivas BV (@srinivasiyc) July 11, 2023

Swati Maliwal, Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chief, launched a scathing attack on Brij Bhushan Singh and called him a 'gunda'. “Imagine when he has the guts to behave like this with a female reporter on camera, how he must be behaving with women off camera! This man’s place is in jail not in the parliament!”

• हद है बेशर्मी और गुंडागर्दी की। चलते कैमरा पर #Brijbhushan एक महिला पत्रकार से ऐसी बदतमीज़ी कर रहा है। जिस तरह इस आदमी को बचाया गया इसका हौसला अब सातवें आसमान पर है। इसे पता है कुछ भी कर लो कोई कुछ नहीं बिगाड़ सकता… pic.twitter.com/NFA5CbFvJN

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  हद है बेशर्मी और गुंडागर्दी की। चलते कैमरा पर #Brijbhushan एक महिला पत्रकार से ऐसी बदतमीज़ी कर रहा है। जिस तरह इस आदमी को बचाया गया इसका हौसला अब सातवें आसमान पर है। इसे पता है कुछ भी कर लो कोई कुछ नहीं बिगाड़ सकता… pic.twitter.com/NFA5CbFvJN

  — Swati Maliwal (@SwatiJaiHind) July 11, 2023

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  हद है बेशर्मी और गुंडागर्दी की। चलते कैमरा पर #Brijbhushan एक महिला पत्रकार से ऐसी बदतमीज़ी कर रहा है। जिस तरह इस आदमी को बचाया गया इसका हौसला अब सातवें आसमान पर है। इसे पता है कुछ भी कर लो कोई कुछ नहीं बिगाड़ सकता… pic.twitter.com/NFA5CbFvJN

  — Swati Maliwal (@SwatiJaiHind) July 11, 2023

The Congress on Tuesday questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "silence" over the sexual harassment charge against Singh and said the government is facing a test from India's daughters. Congress spokesperson Supriya Shrinate asked when will Prime Minister Modi expel Singh, who is also the outgoing Wrestling Federation of India chief, from the BJP and when will he be arrested.

Delhi Police on June 15 filed a charge sheet against the WFI chief for the offences of sexual harassment and stalking six women wrestlers and also recommended the cancellation of a complaint filed by a minor wrestler against him. "Why is Prime Minister Modi silent on the issue of sexual harassment against women sportspersons? When will Modi ji expel MP Brij Bhushan Singh from the party? When will Brij Bhushan Singh be arrested? When will the Modi government stop giving protection and patronising Brij Bhushan Singh," Shrinate asked. "You and your government are facing a test Mr Modi, not from the Opposition but from India's daughters," the Congress spokesperson said.