The members of the Punjab Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee were detained by police on Sunday at the Ambala border in response to protesting wrestlers’ demand for a women’s Maha Panchayat in front of the nation’s capital’s new Parliament building.The Punjab Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee members had come out from Amritsar on Saturday to participate in women wrestlers’ Maha Panchayat in front of the new Parliament.Delhi Police have increased the security in the national capital, including on its borders ahead of a march by wrestlers towards the newly-built Parliament building.
Khap Panchayats called for a Mahila maha panchayat in support of wrestlers who have been protesting against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP accusing him of sexual harassment. Seven women wrestlers have filed a police complaint against him.
Delhi Police barricaded all the borders of the national capital in order to prevent any protest or gathering.Notably, Delhi Police has been informed that certain miscreants may paint “anti-national and anti-PM” inscriptions on the campus walls on the day of the inauguration.
In light of this, Delhi Police increased security all day long around the new Parliament building.