wrestlers' protest
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the 'alleged sexual harassment of women athletes' tends to overshadow any other side of the story to be heard or appreciated by many
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❌no cribbing
- committee by Mary Kom and PT Usha dismiss claims
- PT Usha manhandled
- no to nationals and med tests, want straight selection for olympics
- not following legal process
- 1000s of victims but not a single name, no victim come forward
summary:
mahila police had to resort to physical removal
support not for wrestlers but for political mileage
farmers' protest 2.0
professional rudalis
4 lakh tractors
does any case, that too of high profile guys with connect, deserve this level of 'street protest'?
no legal framework? no high profile lawyers?
how it has turned, this comedy video is apt
somehow, somewhere, this is related
vinesh phogat
2018 - fortunate to not have faced any kind of harassment because of being a wrestler [on #MeToo ]
2023 - was harassed in 2015-16 by #BrijBhusanSingh
assaulted in 2016, but didn't open up to then EAM sushma swaraj who contacted her
entitlement
short video summary
khap panchayat above SC?
four part video by president of haryana wrestling fed
professionals have arrived
brijbhushan in jan 2023
and wrestlers demanding special treatment to them for olympics selection - no nationals, no med tests
2016:
Haryana government appointed international woman wrestler Geeta Phogat as a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) in Haryana Police.
yet they could not file an FIR?
if not in delhi then they could have gone to any opposition ruled state!
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sp…
"all of you all come to delhi"
"get Tractors to delhi"
protest everything, now that the spotlight is on
alleged farmers protesting for wrestlers, breaking police barricades, all legit, in a normal day's functioning
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see the word he uses, next is STANZA
swan song hai ye ab
this is the photo op they were waiting even in Jan 26 and farmers protest
if police says, vacate, can't they do so peacefully, like respectable citizens? they are the mighty direct-to-olympics desh-gaurav!
republic day comes every year, new parliament once in a life time… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
the above photo, worthy of international outcry, is from this video.
police were trying to take them away, and she is screaming and throwing tantrum and shouting as if they are beating her. police is not beating anyone.
but this is media circus, see all… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
it is one thing to say it as figure of speech, but to talk about goli and STANZA when police is involved, is provocative and foolish and betrays their petty politics, ibstead of true crib
take the legal route, file a criminal court case
new nautanki
even ganga mein dubaki will not cleanse their paap!
retire ho kar, coaching shuru kar dete, samman se jeete
lekin nahin, ham bade khiladi hain, nationals bhi nahin, medical tests bhi nahin, sidha olympic mein jana hai!
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professionally made PR clip with full cinematic effect
since they have come so far, they can't back out, ego ka mamla hai
have to keep upping the ante, kya karein!
drama chhodo, high profile lawyers le ke, criminal case thoko, jis se problem hai!
paani pyaao baccha ne - give water to the kids
29 year old, medalist, travelled the world - now helpless even to have his own water bottle?
super emotional atyachar
they have upped the ante, can't back down, so tikait comes to rescue, who else are… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
there is a saying in hindi - साँप भी मर गया, लाठी भी नहीं टूटी
got full publicity and emotional atyachar, without having to throw away the medals
next stop - politics, maybe 2024 itself
the prime minister himself has hailed them as heroes of the country - shashi tharoor
so, think, why he has not spoken anything yet?
because they are doing petty politics - read the thread from top for details
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giving full credit to brijbhushan sir just back in august 2022 (protests started in jan 2023 or so)
- kyonki abhi india mein hi na itne tournament hain, wahan hi competition itna badh gaya hai na ki india mein ladna tough lagta hai aur bahar aake lagta… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
- wanted to disturb the inauguration of new parliament in the high security zone, same time and place
- now, disturb the the ganga dashara day
why not take it to court where a legal injustice is resolved? there are many high profile lawyers
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protest ke liye muhurat dekh rahe hai shayad?
aur parliament ke samne high security zone mein bhi muhurat dekh ke hi jaane ki koshish thi!
this is all preparation for entering politics next year or so!
various videos linking the protest to old bjp associated things are being circulated - clearly a political mileage propaganda toolkit activated
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see the word choice:
Prepare to uproot fascism. Mass is rising in various forms. Protest must intensify & diversify! It's a long war for freedom of people, freedom from unemployment, vanishing education/healthcare & mass superstition! "Mass Civil Disobedience" twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
would you like to tell us about the common girls in the country? -
the common girls:
https://t.co/eZ3s1GK1BH twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
this is all preparation for entering politics next year or so!
watch video!
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if the wrestlers don't file a criminal/defamation case in court, maybe brijbhushan should
how long can one keep hearing 'alleged', let it be charged
this way or that way
but then indians love long movies, paisa vasool
hence the drama has to go one - both sides are letting it… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
mission successful
international attention got
and if india gets banned, the wrestlers are to blame 100% for this
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देश की गौरवशाली बेटियां हो, इमोशनल अत्याचार न करो !
हाई सिक्योरिटी जोन में तमाशा करोगे तो हटाएंगे तो सही न, कोई और होता तो लाठी भी चलती, और जेल भी होती
पॉलिटिक्स में आना है तो सभ्यता से आओ
न्याय चाहिए तो केस ठोको कोर्ट में!
indefinite relay hunger strike between meals?
emotional entry into politics
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direct entry to olympics, no nationals, no medical tests
protesting wrestlers also said in 2022
check this link as well :
ab ek mahila mantri ko bhi harass karne lage?
nautanki band kare to koi sune bhi
- kabhi BB ki praise, kabhi ninda
- no to nationals playing with younger players
- no court case
- jantar mantar, high security parliament area, haridwar - shooting location… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
want direct entry in olympics
but have to go through full grilling for entry in politics
https://t.co/vxuS5vKR88 twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
uncle of the wrestler who registered POSCO case
i know some will say this is a hostile witness (taking U-turn) but let courts decide these things, when charges are so serious!
why street justice?
why pre-politics entrance nautanki?
why is BB not arrested if charged with POSCO?
BB is saying - why not wait for the report, why you are being the court, and he is saying don't let them come again - maybe because they (media) is acting more like a court than a journalist outlet. [May 2,… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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