Tuesday, May 02, 2023

Sab chalta hai.

"Star wrestler Vinesh Phogat...alleged that complaints related to sexual harassment have been hushed up in the past by the WFI (Wrestling Federation of India) and Sports Minister Anurag Thakur did the same by forming an oversight panel instead of taking concrete action." TN. "The wrestlers had called off their protest in January after assurances from the government that the matter would be probed, and a five-member panel was formed to look into the allegations." "During the 2012 national camp, a sexual harassment complaint was lodged at a police station. Within 24 hours that case was hushed up. In 2014 a physio, who was also a trainer of Geeta Phogat, raised a similar matter and he was removed from the camp within 24 hours. From that day, his wife could not participate in any competition." "Delhi Police...apprised the Supreme Court that it agreed to register an FIR (first information report) based on the allegations leveled by wrestlers against WFI Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh." ET. As if doing them a favor. As is usual in India, Singh said he is innocent and said, "I am not a criminal and will not resign as a criminal." TOI. Instead he taunted the women saying "You don't get justice from Jantar Mantar." ET. Jantar Mantar is an ancient observatory in the center of Delhi where public protests are usually allowed. So, who is Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh and why is he so confident? He is a member of the Lok Sabha for the BJP, who boasted, "I have committed murder in the past. Let people say what they want...I did commit a murder." In 1993, he was charged with attempted murder and possessing a deadly weapon but was acquitted after 29 years because of insufficient evidence. The Wire. Last year, on Independence Day, 11 men jailed for killing 14 people and gang raping a pregnant Bilkis Bano were freed by the Gujarat government for good behavior. BBC. Bano filed a review petition in front of the Supreme Court but it was rejected in December 2022. Outlook. However, in March 2023, the Supreme Court agreed to form a special bench to hear Bano's petition. NDTV. Initially, the Central and Gujarat governments refused to hand over the files regarding the remission to the Court, but agreed to do so yesterday, prompting Justice Joseph to observe, "It is obvious you do not want this bench to hear the matter." TOI. Not just in India. One of the founders of the 'Overseas Friends of BJP' Balesh Dhankar was found "guilty of drugging, raping and recording five Korean women in the city (Sidney), with Australian press reporting that the jury was left shaken by the brutality of his crimes." The Wire. There will be no parole or early remission in Australia. They take women's respect and security seriously. Election to the Karnataka Assembly is to be held on 10 May 2023. Election Commission of India. And, last month there was an anonymous suicide bomb threat to Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his two-day visit to Kerala. DH. It is not known if any suicide bomber has ever issued a warning anywhere in the world. If only victims of rape had been warned. But then, if murder is acceptable, what is rape? Sab chalta hai, right?   

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