WFI Chief Brij Bhushan to Address Rally in Ayodhya “With Blessings of Sadhus”

New Delhi: Amidst the continuing protest of wrestlers against him, the WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh has declared that he will address a rally in Ayodhya on Monday “with the blessings of the sadhus”. The protesting wrestlers accuse the WFI chief of sexually harassing women grapplers,

This rally will show that the WFI chief has the support of the influential sadhus of Ayodhya. This announcement of the WFI chief coincides with the khap mahapanchayat of farmers in support of the protesting wrestlers.

Brij Bhusan is a BJP MP from Kaisarganj in Uttar Pradesh. He said, the rally of sadhus would seek to pressure the government into amending the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act to prevent its “misuse”, reported The Telegraph. The MP has not clarified exactly what changes to the act he wants.

Singh faces charges under the Pocso Act, apart from the Indian Penal Code, since one of the seven wrestlers who have accused him of sexual harassment is a minor.

“There is rampant misuse of the act across the country. We urgently need to amend it. We will hold a jan chetna (awareness) rally at Ram Katha Park in (Ayodhya) town on June 5 to get the government to heed my demand,” Singh told reporters in Ayodhya on Thursday.