“The government is willing to have a discussion with the wrestlers on their issues. I have once again invited the wrestlers for the same,” Thakur wrote by way of his social media previous midnight on Wednesday.

The assertion comes 4 days after Union Home Minister Amit Shah met a delegation of protesting wrestlers at his official residence within the capital.

The Indian Express had reported earlier that the assembly, which is learnt to have lasted for over two hours and ended after midnight, was attended by Olympic medalists Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malik together with a number of coaches. “We had a meeting with the Home Minister. I can’t comment further,” Bajrang had instructed this paper.

The authorities is prepared to have a dialogue with the wrestlers on their points.

I’ve as soon as once more invited the wrestlers for a similar.

— Anurag Thakur (@ianuragthakur) June 6, 2023

The 2021 Tokyo Olympics bronze medalist is amongst among the nation’s high wrestlers, who’ve been protesting within the nationwide capital over greater than a month, demanding the arrest of Wrestling Federation of India chief, Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, alleging him of sexual harassment and misconduct.

The Delhi Police registered two FIRs in opposition to Singh on April 28 that, as reported by this publication on Friday, have at the least two situations of demanding “sexual favours” in lieu {of professional} help; shut to fifteen incidents of sexual harassment that embody 10 episodes of inappropriate touching, molestation that features working palms over breasts, touching the navel; a number of situations of intimidation together with stalking.

The Indian Express additionally reported that one Olympian, a Commonwealth gold medallist, a global referee and a state-level coach are learnt to have corroborated the allegations of at the least three feminine wrestlers, and are among the many 125 potential witnesses throughout 4 states whose statements have been recorded by Delhi Police.

The standing of the investigation into these allegations in opposition to Singh, as learnt, was the important thing concern raised by the wrestlers at their assembly with Shah. The wrestlers underlined their demand for a robust chargesheet to be filed shortly. The Home Minister is learnt to have mentioned that the due course of must be adopted.