Panaji, June 1 : Goa Pradesh Mahila Congress on Thursday stated that sports area should be made holy by taking action against member of Parliament Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, accused of sexual harassment. Addressing a press conference, GPMC President Beena Naik lambasted BJP government for shielding Singh and demanded to arrest him immediately. GPMC Vice President Roshan Dessai, South District president Carmelina Vas and Cumbarjua block president Jennifer Fernandes were present.
She sought action against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh,President of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), who has been accused of sexually harassing young grapplers, including a minor. Naik said that wrestler Bajrang Punia, Olympic bronze medallist, Sakshi Malik and others protesting at Jantar Mantar in Delhi, were treated badly by BJP government.
“Prime Minister Narendra Modi performed pooja while inaugurating new Parliament building. It is sad to notice that at the same place accused was given VIP treatment and he was sitting there, who instead should be behind the bars,” Naik said. She said that if the action against the accused person is not taken, then the future of sports activities will be bleak. “We need to make Sports areas holy by sending such accused people behind bars. This will encourage parents to send their daughters to play games, otherwise they will have some sort of apprehension,” she said. “On the day when these wrestlers were supposed to throw their medals in the river Ganga, they were dragged and beaten by the police while on the other hand Modi government gave VIP treatment to the accused person. Is this a democracy?” Naik questioned.
“To malign the image of wrestlers BJP’s IT team used Apps to morph the photos, showing smiling pictures of protesters while they were detained by police. This is how BJP treats daughters of our nation,” she said. Naik questioned the silence of union Ministers Smriti Irani and Meenaxi Lekhi over the issue. ‘Why are they silent now? Before becoming Ministers they used to speak about women safety, where did their concern disappear,” she questioned. She said that Narendra Modi claims to be global leader, but has tarnished the name of India by not giving justice to wrestlers. ‘It is evident that Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah are afraid of said accused person. Hence, they are not taking action against him. Else they should tell the reality to public,” she said.