Vinesh Phogat, an Indian wrestler who has won medals at the World Championships and the Commonwealth Games, claimed on Thursday that the police have implemented Section 144 at Rajghat in Delhi and prevented the wrestlers from holding a press conference.
India’s ace grappler, Vinesh Phogat, had announced that a press conference will be held by the wrestlers on Thursday. Vinesh took to Twitter, to announce that a press conference will be held at Delhi’s Raj Ghat at 12:30 pm. Along with Vinesh, Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malik also took to Twitter, to announce the press conference.
“Hello everyone Tomorrow at 12:30 pm we are holding a press conference at Raj Ghat in Delhi. Jai Hind,” Vinesh wrote in her tweet.
Now, she has said that the police has imposed section 144 at the venue and press conference is not being allowed. She also said that the time and place of the next press conference will be finalised.
“The police have imposed section 144 at Rajghat and have stopped us from holding a press conference. Will finalize the time and place of the next press conference soon,” tweeted Vinesh.
The ad hoc committee granted Vinesh and Bajrang an exemption from the Asian Games, Hangzhou, trials last month. The trials will start on September 23. Wrestler Antim Panghal made accusations about them being exempt from the trials for the Asian Games in Hangzhou, and they responded in a joint live session on Facebook after receiving a lot of criticism from other wrestlers.