Ayodhya rally cancelled; Brij Bhushan to address party rally at Katra on June 11
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Lucknow: Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, the president of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) and a member of parliament for the BJP will now deliver a speech at a party gathering on June 11 in the Kaiserganj neighbourhood of Katra.
In preparation for the 2024 elections, the rally is being held by the BJP's Mahasampark Abhiyan.
Singh will speak at a BJP rally in his Lok Sabha district now that the Ayodhya event has been cancelled.
Singh had previously announced the postponement of his June 5 'Jan Chetna Maha rally' in Ayodhya, citing a police investigation into the allegations of sexual harassment against him by seven female wrestlers, including a minor, IANS reported.
He had also said there were "serious directions of the Supreme Court".
In a Facebook post on Friday, Singh said, "It was decided to hold a Sant Sammelan in Ayodhya on June 5 to consider the evil spreading across society. But now that police are investigating the allegations, and respecting the serious directions of the Supreme Court, the 'Jan Chetna Maharally, June 5, Ayodhya Chalo' programme has been postponed for a few days."
He claimed that "my political opponents and their parties have levelled false allegations against me."