Sexual exploitation of women wrestlers – BSNLWWCC calls for organising protest lunch hour demonstrations on 27.01.2023..

Some of India’s best known wrestlers, such as Commonwealth Games medallist Vinesh Phogat and Olympic medallists Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malik and nearly 200 other wrestlers are demanding action against the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh and several other coaches for sexual exploitation of young women athletes at camps. They have even sat on a dharna at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar. The athletes who have raised the charges of sexual exploitation have high credibility. Vinesh Phogat has said that, about 10 to 20 girls she knew have been sexually exploited in the National Camp over the past 10 years. The BSNL Working Women’s Coordination Committee (BSNLWWCC), has given call to organise lunch hour protest demonstrations on 27.01.2023, demanding the government to take immediate action on the culprits. The All India Centre of BSNLEU has decided that, all the circle and district unions of BSNLEU should take the initiative to successfully organise this protest lunch hour demonstration. CHQ calls upon the circle and district secretaries to take the necessary action.