The Samyukt Kisan Morcha is to hold demonstrations and burn effigies of the WFI chief at villages and town centres on June 5, the day RSS workers and mahants (Hindu seers) have called a rally in support of Brij Bhushan in Ayodhya.
Team Clarion
NEW DELHI — The Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) will go ahead with its planned nationwide demonstrations on June 5 in support of the protesting wrestlers seeking immediate action against the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief and BJP’s member of parliament Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.
To prevent any untoward situation, Delhi Police have tightened security measures along the city’s borders, including Singhu, Tikri and Ghazipur, media reports said.
“Additional police personnel have been deployed, and extra checkpoints were set up to prevent any undesirable occurrences,” a senior police official was quoted as saying on Thursday.
“Security has been heightened, and we have increased the presence of police personnel while setting up additional checkpoints at Delhi’s borders. Our objective is to ensure maintenance of law and order and prevent any untoward incidents,” said another officer.
Vehicles entering Delhi are being thoroughly inspected at the borders, he said.
The SKM had announced demonstrations and effigy burning of the WFI chief at villages and town centres on June 5, the day RSS workers and mahants (Hindu seers) called a rally in support of Brij Bhushan in Ayodhya.
The SKM also condemned the brutal repression of the wrestlers’ protest on May 28, the day women wrestlers had called Mahila Mahapanchayat.
“Modi Government’s action against the wrestlers protesting against sexual harassment proves it has an anti-woman and anti-people agenda. The crackdown against the protest infringes the citizens’ right to protest which has been repeatedly upheld by the Supreme Court,” it said.
The SKM also demanded the withdrawal of the FIR against protestors and the immediate arrest of Brij Bhushan.
