Jailed Manish Sisodia appeals PM to ensure justice for protesting wrestlers
Jailed former deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia said in a note from Tihar jail Saturday he was baffled by the "silence" of the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi over wrestlers' protest at Jantar Mantar, and accused them of treating the grapplers as if they "are from Pakistan".
In the note, shared by AAP minister Atishi on her Twitter handle, Sisodia appealed to the prime minister to ensure justice to the wrestlers, who have accused BJP MP and Wrestling Federation of India Chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh of sexual harassment.
"What baffles me is the deafening silence of the BJP, the Central government, and even the prime minister himself, as if these women are from Pakistan," read the letter written in Hindi.
It was only after the intervention of the Supreme Court that FIRs were finally registered in this case, he said.
Top wrestlers including Olympic medallists Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malik, and Vinesh Phogat have been sitting on a dharna at Jantar Mantar since April 23, ..