"Wrestlers don't take any decision in haste", World Cup winning legends including Kapil, Gavaskar come forward in support
Most of the members of the 1983 World Cup-winning cricket team, including captain Kapil Dev, Sunil Gavaskar, have issued a joint statement with signatures saying that they are saddened and hurt by the treatment meted out to the wrestlers.
Wrestlers got the support of veteran cricketers
"We are hurt by the treatment of wrestlers"
joint statement issued with the signing
New Delhi:Veteran Olympian wrestlers, who have been protesting for their demands for a long time, have got the support of veteran players who won the Cricket World Cup in the year 1983. Most of the team players, including Sunil Gavaskar, captain Kapil Dev and current BCCI President Roger Binny, appealed to the wrestlers not to take any drastic decision like throwing medals in the Ganges, hoping that Their grievances will be redressed soon. For the past several months, veteran wrestlers including Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik and Bajrang Punia have been demanding the arrest of Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, President of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI). Are. These wrestlers have accused Brij Bhushan of physical exploitation of many women wrestlers including minors. Apart from this, there are many other complaints, Which he has mentioned against Brijbhushan. Recently, these wrestlers had threatened to throw their medals in the Ganges if no action was taken against Brij Bhushan.
Now the cricket team that won the World Cup in the year 1983 issued a joint statement saying, "We are deeply saddened and disturbed by the recent images of the treatment of wrestlers. At the same time, we are also concerned that That these wrestlers are thinking of shedding the medals won after hard work in the Ganges.
The statement signed by the sportspersons further read, "These medals have come to the country after years of effort, sacrifice, willpower and courage. These medals are the pride and joy of not only the sportspersons, but of the entire nation. We thank these wrestlers for this Appeal not to take any decision in haste in the matter. At the same time, we hope that their grievances will not only be heard soon but will also be resolved. Let the law of the land take its course."
In fact, on May 28, the Delhi Police had taken into custody the wrestlers who were protesting towards the new Parliament building, saying that they were violating the law. The police said that the wrestlers had not taken permission for this march. At the same time, the police had completely cleared Jantar Mantar, the original site of the protest, and made it clear that the wrestlers would not be allowed to protest at Jantar Mantar as well. But after the pictures of the wrestlers being taken into custody appeared on all the media channels, the action of the Delhi Police was widely criticized. And now the cricketers who have won the World Cup have also joined this list. Let us inform that apart from Sunil Gavaskar in the Indian team which won the world in the year 1983 under the leadership of Kapil Dev, Mohinder Amarnath, Krishnachari Srikkanth, Syed Kirmani, Late. Yashpal Sharma, Madan Lal, Balwinder Singh Sandhu, Sandeep Patil, Kirti Azad and current BCCI President Roger Binny were also included. India June 25.
India : Coromandel Express derails in Odisha, several injured; relief and rescue begins
New Delhi : A Coromandel Express train met with an accident near Bahanaga railway station in Odisha's Balasore district. Teams have left for the spot for the rescue operation. According to the Office of the Special Relief Commissioner, the Collector of Balasore has been directed to reach the spot to make all necessary arrangements and inform the SRC if any additional help is required from the state level. News agency ANI has given this information.
News agency PTI has told that a passenger train has derailed in Odisha's Balasore district. It has been said in the report that the rescue teams have left for the place where the Coromandel Express derailed.
Pakistan : Pervez Khattak's resignation how big a blow for Tehreek-e-Insaf?
Independent News has spoken to some observers and tried to know that if Pervez Khattak announces to leave the party in the future after leaving the party post, how big a blow will it be for PTI in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa?
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Provincial President and former Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pervez Khattak has announced his resignation from the party yesterday (Thursday) during a brief press conference in Islamabad.
Pervez Khattak said during the press conference that the country's political situation is going through a difficult period and he has decided to leave the party post after consulting his friends.
He said, 'I will decide my next course of action together with friends and workers.'
Pervez Khattak has announced his resignation, but in the press conference he also told that there is no truth in the 'propaganda' that is happening.
Before the press conference, PTI Chairman Imran Khan had said in one of his tweets that Pervez Khattak and Asad Qaiser had gone to meet the agencies in the name of negotiations, they have been detained there and they were asked to leave the party. Being insisted.
Observers believe that in response to the same tweet, Pervez Khattak has said that there is no truth in the propaganda made about him.
Pervaiz Khattak has not yet announced his resignation from the party, but according to observers, leaving the party post means that he can quit the party at any time.
Independent News has spoken to some observers and tried to know that if Pervez Khattak announces to leave the party in the future after leaving the party post, how big a blow will it be for PTI in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa?
Bahan Ali is a local journalist from Peshawar and keeps a keen eye on political affairs. He told Independent Urdu that Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where PTI has been in power for almost 10 years, has seen less personal vote and more party vote.
He said that in the past, Imran Khan won from most of the constituencies where he participated in the elections in the province, but in the current situation, if any PTI candidate participates in the elections, he will face cases and arrests. Will be.
"Various leaders of the party have started contacts so that the vote bank of the party can be cashed in," said Bhanni Ali.
He added, 'The same leaders will either form a pro-PTI group or another independent group and contest the elections from the same platform, but the decision has not yet been made.'
Parvaiz Khattak was the only leader of PTI who could talk directly with Imran Khan while all the other leaders were in touch with the other leadership of Tehreek-e-Insaf, namely Asad Umar and Shah Mehmood Qureshi. So this is a big blow for PTI Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.'
He said that without Pervaiz Khattak, the party is now without leadership in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and now whoever lays hands on the provincial leadership, the party workers will go to him.
Parvaiz Khattak apparently adopted the strategy that he wants to cash in the vote bank of the party and that is the reason why he has announced not to leave the party but to leave the post. Pervez Khattak and Murad Saeed were two leaders in the province who were the face of the party but now the party has suffered a serious loss.
Arif Yousafzai is also a journalist based in Peshawar and keeps an eye on PTI politics. He told Independent News that PTI is less of a political party and more of a fan club because PTI workers are followers of Imran Khan and do not love any other leader so much.
Arif Yousafzai said that personalities are very important in political parties and if seen, different leaders came in this party including Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and this increased the importance of the party.
He said, "Pervez Khattak is not just one person but more people will go with him and his party position or leaving the party will definitely make a difference because Pervez Khattak was an influential figure in the party."
Arif Yousafzai said that in the near future, the political scenario seems to be that whatever personalities there are, if they are leaving the party, then the voters are attached to these personalities, so it is obvious that those voters will also go with them. .
He said, 'These personalities make parties and also spoil parties. Apparently, it seems that PTI will be limited to its old and small political party as it was formed, and on the other hand, if no leader comes forward due to fear of arrests, then PTI may have a future. I will not find any candidate for the elections.'
Political journey of Parvez Khattak
Parvez Khattak belongs to Manki Sharif village of Nowshera district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and he was born in 1950 to Hastam Khan, a well-known contractor.
He received his primary education from Achison College, Lahore and graduated from Gordon College, Rawalpindi. Parvaiz Khattak has three sons and two daughters and one of his sons Ishaq Khattak is also Tehsil Nazim of Nowshera.
Pervaiz Khattak was the district nazim of Nowshera in 1983 before joining PTI in 2011 and was then a provincial assembly candidate for the Pakistan People's Party seat in 1990, 1993 and 1997.
In the 1990 and 1997 elections, he was defeated by the Awami National Party candidate, while in 1993 he was elected as a member of the Provincial Assembly.
In 2008, he was elected a member of the provincial assembly on the seat of the then Pakistan People's Party (Sherpao), which has now become the Qaumi Watan Party, and was also a provincial minister at that time, but after a disagreement with the party leadership, he joined the independent group in the provincial assembly. did it. After that, he resigned from the party in 2011 and joined PTI.
After joining PTI, he was elected as the Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in 2013 general elections and held the post till 2018. After that, in the general elections of 2018, Pervez Khattak was given the post of Federal Defense Minister at the Centre.
In the past, Pervez Khattak also had differences with PTI's former provincial minister Atif Khan, and after the 2018 general elections, Pervez Khattak and Atif Khan emerged as chief ministerial candidates, but later Mehmood Khan from Swat was nominated. The Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was elected.