Farmers and representatives of Khap panchayats held a ‘mahapanchayat’ in Kurukshetra, Haryana to support wrestlers protesting in Delhi. They demanded the BJP government arrest WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh by June 9 for alleged sexual harassment of female grapplers, or face a larger protest. The khap panchayats from Rajasthan, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, and Delhi were present and addressed the gathering. A day earlier, a ‘mahapanchayat’ was held in Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, where a delegation was planned to meet President Droupadi Murmu seeking justice for the wrestlers.
Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait warned the Central government that if no action is taken against Brij Bhushan by June 9, they will hold a larger protest alongside wrestlers at Jantar Mantar, Delhi, and hold panchayats across the nation.
