Wrestlers refuse to call off protest after rain causes havoc at Jantar Mantar

Persistent drizzle disrupted the wrestlers protest on Monday and caused a bit of chaos even as more support poured in for the athletes with former India cricketer and Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu demanding custodial interrogation of WFI President Brij Bhushan Sharan SinghThe supporters largely farmers and khap members jostled for space to save themselves from rain in the afternoon The mattresses were quickly removed from the road and put in a corner inside the makeshift shed that was covered with multiple waterproof tarpaulin sheetsAlso Read AIFF looks to increase teams in ILeague number of foreigners in squad to be reducedThe elderly moved inside the shed and in the chaos a big fan fell on one of themThe determined wrestlers said they wont leave the protest site and will brave the weather conditionsWe will not move from here We will continue to sleep here even if it means sleeping on wet mattresses We are not going to leave Bajrang Punia told PTIThe weather is going to be like this for the next two days but we are ready to face these obstaclesThe Delhi Police is yet to record the statements of the victims who have levelled allegation of sexual harassment against Brij Bhushan officials saidPolice are likely to question Brij Bhushan in connection with the FIRs though no official notice has been served on him as yetSidhu spent more than two hours at the site and was seen having an animated discussion with Vinesh Phogat and Sakshi MalikLater in his address Sidhu asked why Brij Bhushan had not been arrested as yet despite a case being registered against him under the POCSO ActSidhu joined Congress partys Priyanka Gandhi and Bhupinder Singh Hooda Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Rashtriya Lok Dal leader Jayant Chaudhary former Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik former Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Singh Rawat and Delhi government ministers Atishi Singh and Saurabh Bhardwaj to have visited Jantar Mantar where the wrestlers have been protesting for the last eight daysSidhu questioned the police for delaying the filing of FIR against Brij BhushanTo know what is right and not to do it is the worst cowardice Why was the FIR delayed Not making the FIR public reflects that the FIR is mild and not corroborative to the complainants complaint Sidhu saidHe should first be arrested and it should be a custodial interrogation He should resign so that a fair probe can be conducted said the 59yearoldHe also questioned the motive behind protecting Brij BhushanIntent is questionable and motive is to protect the accused Are things being swept under the carpet Why is the officer who delayed the FIR not being tried under Section 166 of IPC as he was duty bound to register an FIR which is mandatory in case of a cognizable offence as per Lalita Kumari vs Govtof UP judgement of The Honble Supreme CourtThe first FIR against Brij Bhushan pertains to allegations levelled by a minor which has been registered under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences POCSO Act along with relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code concerning outraging modestyThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever