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Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Assumed office
16 May 2009
Preceded byBeni Prasad Verma
ConstituencyKaiserganj
Personal details
Born (1957-01-08) 8 January 1957 (age 67)
Gonda, Uttar Pradesh, India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party (1991-2008, 2014-Present)
SpouseKetki Devi Singh
Children4, including Prateek Bhushan Singh
ResidenceGonda
Websitebrijbhushansingh.in
As of 12 April, 2010
Source: [1]

Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh (born 8 January 1957) is an Indian politician[1] who is currently serving as Member of Parliament from Kaiserganj as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.[2][3] He has been accused of several crimes,[4][5] including sexual harassment allegations by Indian wrestlers.[6]

Early life and education

Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh was born on 8 January 1957 in a Rajput family[7] to Shri Jagdamba Sharan Singh and Smt. Pyari Devi Singh.[8][9] He studied law at the Awadh University.[2]

Political career

He is a six-time Member of Parliament, five times from BJP and one time from Samajwadi Party.[2] In 1991 he was elected to the 10th Lok Sabha from Gonda constituency in Uttar Pradesh as Bharatiya Janata Party candidate. He was re-elected to the 13th Lok Sabha in 1999 from the same constituency and in 2004, he was re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha from Balrampur constituency in Uttar Pradesh state on the BJP ticket. On 20 July 2008, he joined the Samajwadi Party after BJP expelled him for cross-voting in the parliament during the 2008 Lok Sabha vote of confidence.[2][10] In 2009, he was re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha from Kaiserganj constituency in Uttar Pradesh state. He later joined the Bharatiya Janata Party months before the 16th general election and is currently a member of 17th Lok Sabha from BJP. He is the President of Wrestling Federation of India (WFI).

Controversies

Legal Issues in the 1990s

In 1992 he was involved in Babri Masjid Demolition Case, due to which he was arrested by CBI along with 39 other people. He was the prime suspect and was later acquitted by the Supreme Court Of India in 2020. Later, according to The Wire, he boasted, "During the movement, I was the first person from the area to be arrested by Mulayam Singh. I was also the first person arrested by the CBI after the controversial structure was demolished."[2]

He was charged with the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act for in 1993 allegedly helping associates of Dawood Ibrahim who allegedly organized the J.J Hospital Shootout in Bombay. He was later acquitted after spending several months in jail.[11][2]

Confession of murder

In an interview with the web portal The Lallantop in 2022, he confessed to murdering the person who shot dead his close friend Ravinder Singh.[2]

President of Wrestling Federation of India

Main article: 2023 Indian wrestlers' protest

While serving as a president of Wrestling Federation of India, in an interview with The Indian Express, he said, "They (wrestlers) are strong boys and girls. You need someone strong to control them. Is there anyone stronger than me here?"[2][12]

In 2021, during a junior wrestling tournament, he slapped a wrestler on stage which was caught on camera.[2]

In Jan 2023, a group of Olympians and international wrestlers including Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik, Bajrang Punia, and others organized a sit-in demanding disbanding of the federation due to alleged sexual harassment of female wrestlers by Brij Bhushan. The protests resumed in April 2023 due to government inaction. The protestors demanded police file an FIR against Brij Bhushan and his immediate arrest. The incidents of sexual harassment cited by protestors ranged from 2012 to 2022.[13][14][15] On 28th April 2023, after the intervention of the Supreme Court, the Delhi Police registered two FIRs against him. One of the FIRs was registered under the POCSO Act (The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012) for offenses against a minor. A second FIR was registered on similar grounds on the complaint of a few adult female wrestlers.[16]

References

  1. ^ Ara, Ismat (7 February 2023). "Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh: The bahubali neta". frontline.thehindu.com. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i Goswami, Deepak (25 April 2023). "Who Is BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, at the Heart of Serious Charges By Wrestlers?". The Wire (India). Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  3. ^ Kumar, Mayank (21 January 2023). "BJP MP accused of harassing wrestlers is a controversial bahubali with a wide fanbase". The Hindu. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Even a murder case against Brij Bhushan: Kapil Sibal to Supreme Court". Hindustan Times. 28 April 2023. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  5. ^ Misra, Shubhangi (19 January 2023). "'Don of all dons, murderer, wrestling reformer' — WFI chief & MP Brij Bhushan's colourful life". ThePrint. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  6. ^ Bureau, The Hindu (28 April 2023). "Delhi Police register FIRs in wrestlers' case". www.thehindu.com. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  7. ^ "BJP MP accused of harassing wrestlers is a controversial bahubali with a wide fanbase". The Hindu. 21 January 2023.
  8. ^ "Members: Lok Sabha". 164.100.47.194. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  9. ^ Sharma, Supriya. "In Uttar Pradesh, big dons aren't afraid to cry in public". Scroll.in. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  10. ^ "Bal Thackeray's Legacy: How 'Reluctant Politician' Uddhav Has Mastered The Art Of Politics As Raj Looks The Other Way". Outlook India. 20 June 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  11. ^ Ranjan, Mukesh (29 January 2023). "Wrestling Federation of India chief and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh no stranger to controversies". The Tribune. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  12. ^ Manral, Mahender Singh; Vasavda, Mihir (24 April 2023). "Sexual harassment: Wrestlers cite incidents dating back to 2012, allege some took place at Brij Bhushan's MP bungalow". The Indian Express. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  13. ^ "Head of Indian wrestling federation accused of sexual harassment". The Guardian. Reuters in Delhi. 19 January 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  14. ^ Manral, Mahender Singh; Vasavda, Mihir (24 April 2023). "Sexual harassment: Wrestlers cite incidents dating back to 2012, allege some took place at Brij Bhushan's MP bungalow". The Indian Express. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  15. ^ "Indian wrestlers demand arrest of federation chief at sit-in". Al Jazeera. 24 April 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  16. ^ https://indianexpress.com/article/sports-blogs/wrestlers-protest-delhi-police-registers-two-fir-against-brij-bhushan-sharan-singh-8581881/

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