Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh’s Jan Chetna Maha Rally to be held in Uttar Pradesh’s Ayodhya on June 5 has been postponed.
A Khap Panchayat that was held in Haryana’s Kurukshetra on Friday decided to give the government 7-10 days to take action against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, who has been accused of sexually harassing female wrestlers. Speaking to news agency PTI, farmer leader Rakesh Tikait said, “A big message from Haryana (to the government) should be conveyed from here (Khap Panchayat in Kurukshetra). Let them have 7-10 days’ time (to take action). They cancelled the June 5 meeting (Brij Bhushan’s ‘maha rally’ in Ayodhya) after coming under pressure from the Khap Panchayat.”
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Meanwhile, a rally, that was to be held by Brij Bushan Singh on June 5 has been postponed. Singh’s Jan Chetna Maha Rally to be held in Uttar Pradesh’s Ayodhya on June 5 has been postponed.
According to sources, the central BJP leadership instructed Brij Bhushan to avoid unnecessary statements pertaining to wrestlers’ allegations and prohibited him to hold the proposed rally in Ayodhya on June 5. Brij Bhushan cancelled the rally on the instructions of the high command, sources said.