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Wrestlers' protest: Minor withdraws charges, a key witness, and BJP's plans

Wrestlers' protest: Minor withdraws charges, a key witness, and BJP's plans

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Wrestlers' protest: Minor withdraws charges, a key witness, and BJP's plans

From3 Things

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Length:
18 minutes
Released:
Jun 7, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Today on the show, we talk about three stories related to the ongoing wrestlers' protest and the allegations of sexual harassment against BJP MP and the President of the Wrestling Federation of India Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.First, Indian Express’ Apurva Vishwanath talks about the lone minor in the case withdrawing her charges against Singh, and what this means for the case now.Next, Indian Express Nihal Koshie tells us about the 2010 Commonwealth Games gold medallist who has corroborated the allegations of one of the female wrestlers (06:02).And in the end, Indian Express’ Liz Mathew shares how the BJP plans to tackle this issue now, and why it has been reluctant to take any action so far (10:42). Hosted and scripted by Shashank BhargavaProduced by Utsa Sarmin and Shashank BhargavaEdited and mixed by Abhishek Kumar and Suresh Pawar
Released:
Jun 7, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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