Union Minister and BJP chief Meenakashi Lekhi on Thursday mentioned the credibility of the wrestlers’ protest at Jantar Mantar eroded after “discredited” politicians joined it.
The wrestlers have levelled sexual harassment expenses in opposition to Wrestling Federation of India chief and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Saran Singh and have been staging a sit-in at Jantar Mantar since April 23 demanding his arrest in addition to ouster from the WFI publish. Numerous political events, together with the Congress and AAP, have lent their assist to the wrestlers.
Hours after a scuffle allegedly broke out between the wrestlers and a few police personnel late on Wednesday night time, Lekhi in a press convention mentioned the Centre was coping with the wrestlers’ difficulty “very sensitively” and identified that the matter was in court docket.
“The federal government has a really delicate strategy in direction of the wrestlers and the ladies. We’re very delicate to this trigger,” mentioned the minister. She added that two committees had been fashioned, the case was earlier than the Supreme Court docket and an investigation was additionally underway.
“We’re doing all the things that must be carried out as per the regulation of the nation,” the Union minister mentioned.
Assailing the AAP and its supremo Arvind Kejriwal, Lekhi claimed that the credibility of the wrestlers’ protest was being dented with “discredited” politicians reaching the dharna web site.
“When people who find themselves caught by the ED, who’re concerned in excise rip-off and going through warmth over a ‘Sheesh Mahal’ of Rs 45 crore attain there the credibility of the dharna will get dented.”
Kejriwal had visited the wrestlers at Jantar Mantar and appealed to folks from everywhere in the nation to succeed in there to increase their assist to the grapplers.
Lekhi focused Delhi chief minister Kejriwal, accusing him of committing “ethical and authorized wrongs” within the renovation of his official residence in Delhi. She alleged that Kejriwal organized “seven-star services” for himself by spending Rs 45 crore on the renovation of his residence through the Covid pandemic.
She alleged that Kejriwal’s residence was renovated in violation of Delhi Grasp Plan 2021 which forbids any building actions with out prior approvals because it was a heritage space. The approval of the Delhi City Arts Fee (DUAC) was additionally not sought, she claimed.
“What was the necessity to use marble on the flooring or to put in a rest room of Rs 4 lakh if the roof of the home was leaking?” Lekhi requested referring to the AAP’s defence that the renovation of the chief minister’s residence was vital because it was inbuilt 1942 and there have been incidents of items of its roof falling down.
Lekhi additionally alleged that the AAP leaders had been making an attempt to divert consideration from Kejriwal’s “Sheesh Mahal” by taking cowl underneath wrestlers’ protest.
“Politicisation of wrestlers protest with discredited folks sitting there has an affect on it. The matter is within the court docket, motion is underway and with these discredited folks becoming a member of in what extra might be mentioned about it,” she mentioned.
Earlier within the day, Kejriwal slammed the BJP over the alleged ruckus at Jantar Mantar wherein police had been concerned, saying folks of the nation ought to uproot the saffron celebration from energy.
He additionally alleged that the BJP was making an attempt to run the system by means of “hooliganism”.
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