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Sibal flays Centre as wrestlers  continue to struggle for justice

Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Monday attacked the government amid the wrestlers’ demand for action against outgoing WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, predicting that the BJP MP would not be arrested and a “wishy-washy” chargesheet would be filed, and then he would be granted bail.
The attack by Sibal, a senior advocate who represented the protesting wrestlers in the Supreme Court, comes after a delegation of the protesting wrestlers reportedly met Union Home Minister Amit Shah here late Saturday. Wrestler Bajrang Punia was quoted as saying that the wrestlers’ delegation met Shah.
In a tweet, Sibal said, “Amit Shah meets a team of wrestlers. Wrestling for solutions. My prediction: no arrest. A wishy-washy chargesheet will be filed. Brij Bhushan will be granted bail. Then they will say, “The matter is subjudiced.” The Delhi Police registered two FIRs against the outgoing Wrestling Federation of India chief Singh at the Connaught Place police station, including one on the basis of a complaint from the father of a minor wrestler invoking the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, which entails a prison term of up to seven years on conviction.

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