‘Ready for narco test, but...’: WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh has a condition
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New Delhi: Amid the ongoing wrestlers' protest demanding the arrest of BJP MP and WFI Chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, Singh himself has come forward saying that he is ready to undergo narco-analysis.
However, he has kept a condition that wrestlers Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia should also get the tests done along with him.
"I am ready to get my narco test, polygraph test or lie detector done but my condition is that along with me Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia should also undergo these tests. If both the wrestlers are ready to get their test done, then call the press and announce and I promise them that I am also ready for this," he said in a Facebook post on Sunday.
Singh also highlighted that he will continue to stay firm on this statement and on his words in the future as well. “This is my promise to the people of my country," he said.
The wrestlers' protest has snowballed into huge controversy grabbing national attention with people from several quarters including political leaders and other public figures expressing solidarity with the wrestlers and joining in to show support.
The farmers from Haryana had recently shown support. Earlier on Sunday, a khap panchayat meet in Haryana's Meham passed a resolution demanding that Singh undergo a narco test and face legal action.
Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh has denied any wrongdoing and accused the wrestlers of framing him.
Several ace grapplers including Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat and Sakshee Mallik have been protesting at Delhi's Jantar Mantar since April, accusing the WFI chief of sexual harassment and demanding his arrest.
As the protest is about to complete a month, their 15-day ultimatum to arrest the wrestling body chief ended on Sunday, following which their ‘big decision’ regarding their next course of action is now on the cards.
On April 29, two separate police cases were registered, after the Supreme Court issued a notice to the Delhi Police. The police have filed a status report and told the court that a Special Investigation Team has been formed to probe the matter.
On Sunday, Singh said he wanted to retire from politics in 2014 but continued on the insistence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah. "I wanted to retire from politics in 2014. But Amit Shah during the 2014 Lok Sabha elections did not allow me to do that," he was quoted as saying by news agency Press Trust of India.
The BJP MP from Kaiserganj, who is in Gonda, has been meeting people by participating in various programmes in his Lok Sabha constituency. He has been seeking people's support for Chetna Maha rally to be held in Ayodhya on June 5.
Asked about the allegations levelled by the wrestlers, the MP said, "if someone decided to say lies then they can.
