Police beef up security at Delhi-Ghazipur border ahead of farmers' march

Ahead of the farmers march coming from various states in support of the protesting grapplers in the national capital security has been beefed up at the DelhiGhazipur border on SundayWrestlers have been protesting at Jantar Mantar for over 10 days demanding the arrest of Wrestling Federation of India WFI president and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Singh and his sacking from the post in the light of allegations of sexual harassment by the wrestlersThe Samyukt Kisan Morcha had announced holding nationwide protests including in Delhi in support of the wrestlersAccording to an SKM statement on Saturday on May 7 several leaders of the organisation from Punjab Haryana Delhi and Uttar Pradesh will visit the protest site at Jantar Mantar and extend support to the protesting wrestlersSpeaking on the allegation against Wrestling Federation of India WFI chief and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh farmer leader Joginder Singh said They are in power and it is very difficult to stand against a person who is misusing his power and position for so long but we will fight against itGovernments job is to stop us but we will go to the place where we want to go If they try to stop us it will cost them There are no plans of staying here if government and administration stop us then well have to stay here he told ANIAlso read What about seeking proof from PM over his allegations against Cong Sibal to ECNotably SKM had spearheaded the yearlong farmers protest on the borders of the national capital against the nowrepealed farm lawsOn April 23 Bajrang Punia Vinesh Phogat and Sakshee Mallik returned to the protest site at Jantar Mantar claiming that six women wrestlers and a minor filed a sexual harassment complaint against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh at Connaught Place Police Station but Delhi Police did not register an FIR The protesting grapplers also demanded that the Sports Ministry make the findings of the Oversight Committee publicDelhi Police filed two FIRs on April 28 following the notice by the Supreme CourtEarlier this year prominent wrestlers came forward to lead a protest against the WFI chief following which the Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports announced the formation of an oversight committee to probe allegations against the WFI Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh and some coachesThe protesting wrestlers have made it clear that they wont move until they get justice and Brij Bhushan is removed as the WFI chief and put behind bars ANI