Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday slammed the government over the protests by top wrestlers , and asked whether it wants to save the culprits in the matter.
Slamming the government she said that the pleas of the sportspersons, who enhance the country’s honour were being ignored, and asserted that “when the arrogance of a party and its leaders” is sky high then such voices are crushed.
खिलाड़ी देश का मान होते हैं। देश उन पर गर्व क्यों करता है? क्योंकि तमाम मुश्किलों के बावजूद अथक मेहनत और बहुत कुछ सहकर जब वे पदक जीतते हैं, तो उनकी जीत में हमारी जीत होती है, देश मुस्कुरा उठता है।
महिला खिलाड़ियों की जीत बाकियों से बड़ी होती है। वे देश की संसद के बगल की सड़क पर…
— Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (@priyankagandhi) April 26, 2023
Her remarks came after India’s top wrestlers on Tuesday intensified their protest against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh and asserted that they won’t leave the protest site until the WFI president, who is facing sexual harassment charges, is arrested.
