'Olympians accusing BJP MP of harassment, where is the FIR?': BV Srinivas
Indian Youth Congress president BV Srinivas said no action has been taken against BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan, president of the Wrestling Federation of India who has been accused of sexual harassment.
Indian Youth Congress (IYC) president BV Srinivas, who has been booked on the charges of harassing former Assam youth Congress president Angkita Dutta, lashed out at Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma for conspiring against him and stopping him from campaigning in Karnataka, which is set to go to the polls on May 10.
Taking to his Twitter account, Srinivas said, "In the last 5 days, at the behest of the CM of Assam, a fake case was filed to stop me from campaigning in Karnataka. But the Olympians of the country have been accusing the BJP MP of HARRASMENT for months. Where is the FIR? Where are BJP ministers and agent organizations?"
Srinivas's statement came after wrestlers Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Mallik and Bajrang Punia staged an agitation at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on Sunday to protest against the inordinate delay of Wrestling Federation of India in taking action against its former president Brij Bhushan Sharan, who has been accused of sexually harassing female wrestlers.
ISSUE IS BEING POLITICISED: EXPELLED ASSAM YOUTH CHIEF
Meanwhile, the Congress has alleged that Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma made Angkita Dutta go to the police station and lodge a complaint against Srinivas BV.
On being asked whether Himanta Sarma had a hand in her filing a complaint, the expelled Congress youth leader said, "Absolutely not. I am very upset about the fact that the issue is being politicized. My idea was that an internal inquiry should be done about what Srinivas has been doing for the past few months and my grievances are addressed within the party. When it was not done, then I took to Twitter to express my grievances out of frustration.”