Wrestlers’ protest | ‘Khap mahapanchayat’ in Kurukshetra demands arrest of WFI chief, gives government time till June 9

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Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait speaks during a khap mahapanchayat to discuss the ongoing protest by wrestlers against WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, at Kurukshetra in Haryana on June 2, 2023.
| Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR

Attended by several hundred khap leaders and their supporters from Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi, the ”Khap Mahapanchayat” at Jat Dharamshala here on Friday allowed a week’s time to the Union government to initiate dialogue on the wrestlers’ demand for the arrest of Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh for an amicable solution or face a renewed agitation at Jantar Mantar from June 9.


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Announcing the decision after over an hour-long core committee meeting, farmers leader Rakesh Tikait said that Khap leaders had spoken to the “children (wrestlers)” and they were “very disappointed” and nothing less than the arrest was acceptable to them, their families and the society. “It has been decided that the government has time since June 9 to resolve the matter through dialogue. Else, we will accompany the children (wrestlers) to Jantar Mantar to resume the sit-in agitation,” said Mr. Tikait, amid applause.

Drawing parallels with the 13-month-long farmers agitation, Mr. Tikait said similar panchayats would be held across the country as everyone was united on the wrestlers’ issue. “His arrest is the top priority. The government should resolve the matter through dialogue or arrest him,” said Mr. Tikait. He claimed that the families of wrestlers were receiving threats and were scared, adding that the court had also ordered to step up their security.

Earlier, Mr. Tikait, in his address, had said that feelers were being received from the government for talks on the issue for the past couple of days and the khap leaders must allow an opportunity to resolve the matter through dialogue.


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The marathon mahapanchayat with maximum participation from Haryana witnessed several unruly scenes with the participants on the podium violently jostling each other and even coming to blows at one point. A minor scuffle broke out soon before the announcement of the decision with the organisers blaming it on the “men of government and the RSS” trying to disturb the peace.

The mahapanchayat venue was abuzz with activity since morning with the Khap leaders and their supporters thronging it in large numbers in anticipation of a “strong” and “concrete” decision. Gopi Ram, a representative of Balu Khap from Haryana’s Kaithal, said that it was a fight of self-respect for not just one village and city, but the entire country. He added that the khaps would gradually increase the intensity of the agitation and force the government to bow down. Vikas, a resident of Jind, said the silence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi had dented his image.

Bhag Singh, a retired public prosecutor from Kurukshetra, said that immediate arrest was mandatory under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act. He said the treatment meted out to the wrestlers on May 28 had anguished them and entire society was united in supporting them. On the allegations of the agitation being politically motivated, Rakesh Kumar, another resident of Kaithal, said the present regime had employed similar tactics during the farmers movement, and tried to divide people on the lines of caste and religion.

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