Wrestlers put off medal immersion in Ganga after BKU chief Naresh Tikait seeks 5-day time to resolve issue

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann Tuesday said it was shameful for the country that the wrestlers planned to immerse their medals in the Ganga as they were fed up with the central government.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said there are tears in the eyes of the whole country. He said the Prime Minister should leave his arrogance now.  

पूरा देश स्तब्ध है। पूरे देश की आँखों में आँसू हैं। अब तो प्रधान मंत्री जी को अपना अहंकार छोड़ देना चाहिये। https://t.co/9kuPecNHL9

— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) May 30, 2023

BKU chief Rakesh Tikait in a tweet assured the wrestlers that farm leaders and Khap representatives were coming to meet them at Haridwar. He appealed to the players to not take any step in haste. 

भारतीय किसान यूनियन के राष्ट्रीय अध्यक्ष एवं बालियान खाप के प्रधान,चौधरी नरेश टिकैत जी व अन्य खापों के प्रधान पहलवानों से मिलने के लिए हरिद्वार जल्दी पहुंच रहे हैं आप सभी पहलवानों से अनुरोध है कि गलत कदम मत उठाओ।@BajrangPunia @SakshiMalik @OfficialBKU @NareshTikait pic.twitter.com/FrOWc67ovz

— Rakesh Tikait (@RakeshTikaitBKU) May 30, 2023

Wrestlers are still sitting at the Har Ki Pauri as last moment deliberations with their coaches is going on. It is said that coaches don't want these wrestlers to take the extreme step of immersing their medals into the Ganga.

 Congress leader Deepender Hooda on Tuesday appealed to protesting wrestlers Sakshi Malik, Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia not to go ahead with their decision to throw away their medals in the Ganga at Haridwar.

Rajya Sabha member Deepender Hooda, in tweet, said: "You have not got these medals with the grace of BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, but you have got them through years of hard work and dedication," he said.

कोई भी खिलाड़ी अपने मेडल से बच्चों से भी ज़्यादा प्यार करता है। ये मेडल आसानी से नहीं मिलते। इसके लिए वर्षों मेहनत करनी पड़ती है। जब सारा आलम सुख से सोता है तब खिलाड़ी मेडल के लिये स्टेडियम में पसीना बहा रहे होते हैं। ये मेडल उन क्षणों की याद दिलाते हैं जब इन्हें जीतने पर… pic.twitter.com/an2AvsEiN4

— Deepender S Hooda (@DeependerSHooda) May 30, 2023

Top wrestlers of the country including Sakhi Malik, Vinesh Phogat and Sangeeta Phogat beark into tears ahead of the immersion of their medals into the Ganga. 

Emotional scenes are being witnessed at Har Ki Pauri where wrestlers are huddled holding their medals. They are reportedly waiting for Bajrang Punia, who is talking to a few coaches. 

The agitating wrestlers will not be allowed to shift their sit-in to India Gate as the national monument is not a site for demonstrations and alternative places for their dharna will be suggested, police sources said on Tuesday.