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Daily Briefing: Wrestling federation back in Brij Bhushan’s shadows, inside historian Irfan Habib’s home, and more | Live News

Daily Briefing: Wrestling federation back in Brij Bhushan’s shadows, inside historian Irfan Habib’s home, and more | Live News

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In this week’s Big Picture, The Indian Express visits Professor Irfan Habib’s charming home in Aligarh, an oasis of history and nature. At 94, the eminent historian continues his work, chronicling India’s past, especially its Mughal and medieval eras. While the world around him changes, Prof. Habib remains a critical voice in today’s polarised times. From editing historical journals to completing a book on Akbar, his passion for history remains undimmed. His reflections offer insights into the importance of objective history, untainted by nationalism, and the enduring value of India’s Constitution. Big Story The Wrestling Federation of India’s (WFI) office has controversially returned to its previous location: the residence of Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, the outgoing president of the WFI and a BJP MP who faces serious allegations of sexual harassment. Singh’s home in Gonda, Uttar Pradesh, had been WFI’s headquarters for several years. Despite protests from wrestlers and ongoing legal investigations, the office has quietly resumed operations at this location. Singh’s involvement with the WFI remains a contentious issue amid calls for transparency and …

‘Kejriwal’s slippers…’: Ex-AAP leader Prashant Bhushan’s dig at Delhi CM Atishi | Latest News India

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Sep 24, 2024 09:44 AM IST Atishi, who took charge as the eighth chief minister of Delhi, sat on a different chair leaving the seat used by her party chief Arvind Kejriwal vacant. Former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and Supreme Court lawyer Prashant Bhushan took a dig at Delhi chief minister Atishi saying that she might place Arvind Kejriwal’s slippers on the CM’s chair and claim that the slippers are running the government. Atishi, newly sworn-in Chief Minister of Delhi takes the charge of the office at Delhi Secretariat in New Delhi on Monday. (Photo by Sanchit Khanna/ Hindustan Times) Prashant Bhushan’s response came after Atishi, who took charge as the eighth chief minister of the national capital, sat on a different chair leaving the seat used by her party chief Arvind Kejriwal vacant. “She might as well keep Kejriwal’s slippers on the CM’s chair & say that the slippers are running the government!” wrote Prashant Bhushan in a post on X (formerly Twitter). After taking charge, the newly appointed chief minister said just …

Brij Bhushan’s “Conspiracy” Charge After Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia Join Congress

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Mr Singh also claimed Ms Phogat had violated rules in the trials for the Olympics. New Delhi: Former BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh has claimed that Vinesh Phogat joining the Congress and getting a ticket to contest the Haryana Assembly elections is proof that the sexual harassment charges and the wrestlers’ protest were a conspiracy against him by the party.  The former Wrestling Federation of India chief has also alleged that Ms Phogat violated rules by trying out for two different weight categories for the Olympics on the same day and hinted that her disqualification ahead of the final bout was a “result given by god”. Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia, who were at the forefront of the wrestlers’ protests against Mr Singh last year, joined the Congress on Friday and, hours later, Ms Phogat was announced as a candidate from the Julana Assembly constituency while Mr Punia has been appointed working president of the All India Kisan Congress. Speaking to reporters on Saturday, Brij Bhushan Singh said in Hindi, “When the protests began …

Congress attacks PM Modi over granting of LS ticket to Brij Bhushan’s son | Latest News India

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The Congress on Sunday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi “failed” the country’s daughters by “rewarding” sexual harassment accused BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh with a Lok Sabha poll ticket for his son, and asked whether women will ever be safe in “Modi’s India”. Congress leader Jairam Ramesh (PTI) Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh posed questions to Prime Minister Modi ahead of his visit to Ayodhya. Unlock exclusive access to the latest news on India’s general elections, only on the HT App. Download Now! Download Now! “Will women ever be safe in Modi’s India? Why did the PM lie to Ayodhya about ‘free’ electricity under the Surya Ghar Yojana? Why has UP’s youth given up on the job market?” Ramesh said on X. Elaborating on what he said were “jumla details”, Ramesh said PM Modi has once again “failed” India’s daughters. “Rather than punishing MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh for his heinous crimes, the BJP has rewarded him with a ticket for his son Karan Bhushan Singh, from the neighbouring Kaiserganj Lok Sabha seat,” …

BJP Reveals Gandhi Bastion Raebareli Candidate; Brij Bhushan’s Replacement Named; Comedian V PM Modi

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Published on May 03, 2024 01:38 AM IST Comedian Shyam Rangeela, popularly known for mimicking Narendra Modi, has announced that he will contest the Lok Sabha elections 2024 as an independent candidate from Varanasi against the prime minister. Meanwhile, the Bharatiya Janata Party on May 2 dropped sitting Kaiserganj MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, who has been accused of sexual harassment by women wrestlers and gave a ticket to his son, Karan Bhushan Singh. In another development, the BJP announced the name of Dinesh Pratap Singh as its candidate from Raebareli. Watch this for more election updates.   Source link

BJP fields Brij Bhushan’s son, wrestler Bajrang says “power will remain with father” and “BJP does not care about the safety of women” | Sport-others News

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The BJP Thursday named Karan Bhushan Singh as its candidate from the Kaiserganj seat in Uttar Pradesh, replacing his father and sitting MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh who has been accused of sexually harassing women wrestlers. Kaiserganj votes on May 20 in the fifth phase of the Lok Sabha polls. Wrestler Bajrang Punia, one of the key faces of the protests against Brij Bhushan, said the decision to give the Kaiserganj ticket to Karan Bhushan shows that the “BJP does not care about the safety of women” and that “parivarvad” or dynastic politics is prevalent in the ruling party. Karan is the Uttar Pradesh wrestling federation’s president – Brij Bhushan was president of the Wrestling Federation of India when women wrestlers levelled charges against him. Bajrang Punia, who led the protests demanding Brij Bhushan’s arrest, told The Indian Express: “I don’t know why the government is so scared of Brij Bhushan. His son getting the ticket also shows the ‘parivarvad’ in the BJP. The BJP criticises other parties saying ‘parivarvad’ exists, but they are no …

Sanjay Singh, Brij Bhushan’s close aide, gets control of Wrestling Federation of India as ad-hoc committee dissolved | Sport-others News

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Sanjay Singh – a close aide of Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, the BJP MP accused of sexually harassing women athletes – will assume full charge of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) starting Monday. This comes after the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) announced it would dissolve ‘with immediate effect’ the three-member ad-hoc committee, formed under the instructions of the government after it suspended the Sanjay-led WFI executive committee. The development means the rules that could make or break the Paris Olympics ambitions of Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat, the two wrestlers at the forefront of protests against the WFI and its former president Brij Bhushan, will be taken by Sanjay, whose election they opposed. The IOA said the decision was taken in response to the United World Wrestling (UWW) lifting its ban on the WFI last month and the ‘successful completion’ of the selection trials for the Paris Olympics qualification tournaments. ”Consequent upon the aforementioned developments, there is no further need for running the activities of the WFI through an Adhoc Committee,” an IOA order, …

With Brij Bhushan’s son elected UP wrestling president and his loyalist back as WFI chief, wrestlers Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malik threaten protest | Sport-others News

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INDIA’S TOP wrestlers Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malik have threatened to restart their protest following the election of former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh’s son Karan Bhushan Singh as the president of the Uttar Pradesh Wrestling Association. The wrestlers, both Olympic medalists, are also unhappy that Sanjay Singh — a close aide of Brij Bhushan, the BJP MP from Kaiserganj — will return as WFI president and run the day-to-day affairs after the United World Wrestling lifted the suspension of the federation on Tuesday. Decision-making powers in the hands of Brij Bhushan loyalists at the state-level and in the WFI saw Sakshi and Bajrang take to social media with a threat to relaunch their protests. Karan was earlier vice-president of UP wrestling. “Just 2-3 days back, Brij Bhushan’s son became the president of the UP wrestling body despite him saying no one from his family will come into wrestling administration. The government had promised that Brij Bhushan or his relatives or associates will not govern the sport,” Bajrang said in …

Brij Bhushan’s son, aide back at helm, wrestlers threaten protest | Sport-others News

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INDIA’S TOP wrestlers Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malik have threatened to restart their protest following the election of former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh’s son Karan Bhushan Singh as the president of the Uttar Pradesh Wrestling Association. The wrestlers, both Olympic medalists, are also unhappy that Sanjay Singh — a close aide of Brij Bhushan, the BJP MP from Kaiserganj — will return as WFI president and run the day-to-day affairs after the United World Wrestling lifted the suspension of the federation on Tuesday. Decision-making powers in the hands of Brij Bhushan loyalists at the state-level and in the WFI saw Sakshi and Bajrang take to social media with a threat to relaunch their protests. Karan was earlier vice-president of UP wrestling. “Just 2-3 days back, Brij Bhushan’s son became the president of the UP wrestling body despite him saying no one from his family will come into wrestling administration. The government had promised that Brij Bhushan or his relatives or associates will not govern the sport,” Bajrang said in …

Brij Bhushan’s son Karan elected as UP Wrestling Association president

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Karan Bhushan Singh, the son of the former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, was unanimously elected as the president of the Uttar Pradesh Wrestling Association (UPWA) on Sunday. In the elections, Karan succeded his father Brij Bhushan, who was ineligible to contest the UPWA elections since he has already served three tenures as the president of the state unit. Karan was the senior vice president during Brij Bhushan’s previous tenure. Meanwhile. the current WFI president Sanjay Kumar Singh was elected as the senior vice president of the UPWA, while Suresh Chandra Upadhyay was elected as the general secretary. Akhand Vir Singh became the treasurer. Apart from these office-bearers, five vice presidents, as many executive committee members and two joint secretaries were also elected unopposed. The Indian sports ministry banned the Sanjay Singh-led federation due to violations of Indian Sports Codes. Currently, an ad-hoc committee is managing the day-to-day affairs of the federation. “UP has always produced good wrestlers in the past and we will make sure that it keeps doing so …