Rumors are being spread about the protest – Kadian
Kadian said that rumors are being spread about his performance. Kadian said, ‘Let me make it clear to you that our protest is not politically motivated. We had come (Jantar Mantar) in January and two BJP leaders had taken permission from the police. During this, he asked the witness to show the letter seeking approval for the demonstration. The letter was written by former wrestlers Babita Phogat and Tirath Rana, who are associated with the BJP.
Kadian said, “This (demonstration) is not supported by the Congress. More than 90 per cent people (in the wrestling world) know that this (harassment and intimidation) has been happening for the last 10 to 12 years. Some people tried to raise their voice but the wrestling world was not united. Kadian, who contested in the heavyweight division, reiterated that his fight was against the WFI chief and not the government.
Sakshi Malik gave a statement on the unity of wrestlers
Sakshi said that they were silent for so many years because the wrestlers were not united. The Rio Olympic bronze medalist said, ‘You have seen that the minor has retracted from her statement. His family has been intimidated. These wrestlers belong to poor families. It is not easy to gather courage against a powerful person. Kadian said that the brutality of the police on May 28 has broken him. The police detained them and forced them to sit in the buses, which drew widespread criticism.
The wrestlers were booked for violation of law and order as they were trying to proceed towards the new Parliament building without consent. Kadian said, ‘Let me make it clear that the ‘Mahila Samman Mahapanchayat’ was called by the khap leaders and we obeyed their orders and faced police brutality. This broke us.
Qadian- We won so many medals for the country and…
Kadian said, ‘We won so many medals for the country and our dignity was being trampled. I cannot describe in words the phase we went through. “We then decided to immerse the medal in (Haridwar), but a person from the tantra (system) caught hold of Bajrang’s arm and took him to a corner and made him talk to several (influential) people,” Kadian said. Forced to. “If we had done that (immersing the medal), violence could have happened,” he said. That’s why we gave medals to the coaches and parents.
Kadian said, ‘After that incident, we did not know who was on our side, who was part of the system. We met a lot of people but didn’t know whom to trust. We were advised to meet the Home Minister, we were told that we would get a solution from there, so we put forward our stand. He also appealed to the Khaps not to believe in the rumours, which he believes are angry with him. If we have done something wrong then we apologise.
When we are not united, the system takes advantage, Kadian said at the end of the 11-minute-long video. If you are facing any kind of injustice then raise your voice and stand united. The police have filed a charge sheet against Brij Bhushan under the offenses of stalking and sexual harassment.