Sakshi Malik reportedly pulls out of wrestlers' protest, athlete's visit to Railway job sparks speculation

Sakshi's brother said that she had gone to work only to sign a couple of documents, adding that she is still a part of protesting wrestlers.

Reports on Monday claimed that wrestler Sakshi Malik has withdrawn from the wrestlers’ protest two days after meeting Amit Shah. However, no confirmation has been given by Sakshi Malik over the same yet.

While reports said that Sakshi Malik has pulled out of the agitation against WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh and resumed her job in the Railways, wrestler’s brother said that she had gone to work only to sign a couple of documents, adding that she is still a part of protesting wrestlers.

Sakshi’s Malik’s husband Satyavrat, too, has denied that she is no more part of protest.

Olympian wrestler Sakshi Malik was among the wrestlers who were one of the leading participants in the month-long protest against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, accusing him of sexual harassment against many wrestlers including a minor.

Protesting wrestlers on Saturday met Home Minister Amit Shah at his residence over their protest against the WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.

Amit Shah assured the wrestlers that the law remains same for everyone, an NDTV report said. “Let the law take its own course," Shah told wrestlers, as per the report.

The meeting reportedly began at 11 pm and lasted for over an hour. 

According to sources Bajrang Punia, Sakshee Malikh, Sangita Phogat and Satyawart Kadian met Amit Shah. The wrestlers reportedly demanded an impartial probe and quick action against WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.

The wrestlers had been protesting at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar till May 28 when the Delhi Police cleared the agitation site after they were stopped from marching to the new Parliament building as it was being inaugurated.

The wrestlers, booked for rioting and other charges following the 28th May scuffle with security personnel, later went to Haridwar claiming that they want to immerse their medals in the Ganges.

Major drama unfolded last week at Har ki Pauri Ganga ghat in Uttarakhand’s Haridwar as protesting wrestlers, including Sakshi Malik, reached there to immerse their medals as part of their protest against WFI’s Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.

With many people requesting them, they decided to hand over the medals to the farmers’ leaders to take a call.

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