Permission declined for BJP MP Brij Bhushan's saints' meet in Ayodhya on June 5: Official

AYODHYA: The Ayodhya district administration has denied permission to BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh to hold a rally here on June 5, an official said on Friday.

Singh, the BJP MP and Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief, has been accused of sexually abusing female grapplers. Circle Officer (Ayodhya) SP Gautam said, in view of other programmes scheduled on the World Environment Day on June 5, the permission sought by BJP councillor Chamela Devi on behalf of Singh has been denied. Singh, in a Facebook post, said he has postponed the 'Jan Chetna Maharally' at the Ram Katha Park for "a few days" due to the ongoing police probe into the wrestlers' allegation against him.

Earlier, the protesting wrestlers had agreed against throwing their medals in Ganga on Wednesday when Bhartiya Kissan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait stopped them from doing so. The wrestlers had reached Haridwar to immerse their medals in the holy river.


Prominent wrestlers, including Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malik, have been holding protests since April 23 accusing Singh of sexual exploitation. Singh is the BJP MP from Kaiserganj in Uttar Pradesh.