‘If a single allegation against me is proven, I will hang myself,’ says Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh

“It’s been four months. They want me to get hanged. The government is not hanging me and so they are going to immerse their medals in the Ganga,” he said.

“Immersing your medals in the Ganga won’t get me hanged. If you (wrestlers) have any evidence, present it to the Court and I am ready to accept any punishment,” he added.

#WATCH | “If a single allegation against me is proven, I will hang myself. If you (wrestlers) have any evidence, present it to the Court and I am ready to accept any punishment,” says WFI chief and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh pic.twitter.com/hfoB7FOhWc

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Earlier, on Tuesday, Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh said that the charges against him are already being probed by the Delhi Police.

Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, the six-time BJP MP said, “The matter is under investigation by the Delhi Police. If there’s any truth to the charges (levelled against him by the wrestlers), an arrest will be made,” the WFI chief added.

“Today, they went to Haridwar to immerse their medals in the Ganga. But later, they handed them to Tikait. It’s their stand, what can we do?” he added.

#WATCH | “Let the probe happen, it is in the hands of Delhi Police. If found wrong, then arresting will also take place,” WFI chief and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh reacts to #WrestlersProtest in Haridwar pic.twitter.com/GUE10wH6gP

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India’s top wrestlers Sakshi Malik, Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat have deferred their plans to immerse their Olympic and world championship medals in the Ganga. The decision came after a two-hour protest at Haridwar where the tearful wrestlers were persuaded by farm leaders not to take the drastic step.

The wrestlers proceeded to Haridwar after their protest site at Jantar Mantar was cleared out by the police. They have been on a dharna at Jantar Mantar since April 23 demanding the arrest of Wrestling Federation of India president and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh who is accused of sexually harassing women wrestlers. Singh has denied the charges.

While Vinesh Phogat is a world championship medallist, Bajrang Punia won bronze at the deferred Tokyo Olympics and Sakshi Malik is a Rio 2016 bronze medallist.