Wrestlers vs Brij Bhushan: Several farmers have come in support of the protesting wrestlers in Delhi who have stood up against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief and BJP MP Brij Bhushan over allegations of sexual exploitation. Rakesh Tikait-led BKU has supported the wrestlers Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik, Anshu Malik, Bajrang Punia. As the Indian wrestlers, some of whom are Olympic winners, threatened to throw away their medals into the river, people remembered how legendary boxer Muhammad Ali had thrown his medal into the Ohio river.
Referring to the inauguration of the new Parliament building, Modi said such opportunities come once in generations, but the Congress used this for its
Sakshi Malik, Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia, and Sangeeta Phogat, all medal-winning wrestlers, were dragged and forced into buses by Delhi Police when they marched towards the new parliament building and tried to breach the barricades on Sunday.
It’s nine years of the Narendra Modi government and during his time in office, the PM has endeavoured to move away from India’s colonial past. Today, India has a new Parliament building, Rajpath has been renamed Kartavya Path, a statue of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose stands tall under the canopy at India Gate
The government’s strident rejection of all criticism made it clear how important it was for Modi who, like other authoritarians, has scores to settle with history.