What was the fault of my daughters, or was it a mistake that she left the stove of the house and jumped into the riot. There were no girls in the village, there was no teaching or writing. I was also sweating my parents to send girls to the city. Now this girl started playing the country’s dance in the world, but her steps were stopped. My Chhauri who had made up her mind to jump in the wrestling match by making Vinesh or Sakshi as her role model, now she will definitely be forced to drag her feet back. Virender Dalal, who has taught wrestling tricks to international wrestlers like Bajrang Punia and Deepak Punia, who has an akhada in Chhara village of Jhajjar, said this in a conversation with amarujala.com in ‘Haryanvi’.
What is going on in the case of Brijbhushan Sharan Singh and wrestlers, how much wrestling will be damaged. Especially how much the thinking of the women wrestlers of Haryana has changed. After this episode, will the parents be able to send their darling to the akhada with same zeal and enthusiasm as before. Whether the number of female wrestlers is decreasing or increasing in Haryana’s wrestling-akhada or academy, many such questions were asked to Virendra Dalal. He gave a very frank and precise answer. Virendra says, see whatever happened between Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh and the wrestlers in the last four-five months, it has had its effect. Girls are doing wrestling in Haryana, this is not a very old thing. It must have been two decades since the girls stepped into wrestling. Earlier, there were only two places for them, homework or school. There are only boys in wrestling. Thinking of this, even the parents did not send the girls to the akhada. Two decades ago, the girls of Haryana changed this thinking.
If the confidence of the girls is shaken then the parents are also scared.
The girls’ confidence has been shaken by allegations of sexual abuse by female wrestlers. Along with this, the parents are also in some fear. They are afraid that something wrong might happen to their daughter. Saying this, Virendra Dalal goes ahead, whether you go to government or private academy and see, go to any arena. There, there has been a decline in the number of women wrestlers during the last five months. The craze for wrestling has decreased among girls. Not only this, due to this dispute the number of boys has also decreased. Virender Dalal, who has brought about 20 wrestlers including Bajrang Punia and Deepak Punia to the international level, says, now sometimes one girl, sometimes two girls, only this number is left. When these female wrestlers brought back medals from abroad, the confidence of the rest of the girls was boosted. Who used to think that wrestling is a sport of men only. They are so delicate, they changed their perception. Suddenly there was a flood of female wrestlers. Now there is an atmosphere of fear among them. She is making a distance from wrestling.
Our girls are no match in technique and loudness
Koch says that people have given the name of caste to this dispute. this is sad. When she won the medal, she became the daughter of the country and when she made any allegations, she became a caste woman. There are wrestlers from every caste in our akhada. There are Hindus as well as children of Muslims. The wrestlers of the akhada travel to other states including Jammu and Kashmir, Maharashtra and Karnataka to play. There is no discrimination against anyone. Players from other states also come to Haryana. Ever since the women wrestlers have made serious allegations like sexual exploitation on Brij Bhushan, since then the spirits of the girls and their parents have been broken. Otherwise, our girls have no match in technique and loudness. There are talks with many parents. Due to this controversy, he has started to have some doubts. They are taking a step back from making their daughters wrestlers. Earlier there was a mentality in the state that there is a girl, what is her use in wrestling. When girls hoisted their flag in the world, then the thinking of parents and society also started changing. Now the case of Brijbhushan has come to the fore, then the new thinking has again taken the old form. If women wrestlers do not get justice in this matter, then the next generation of ‘wrestling’ star players will not be seen in the state.
Wrestling’s golden future may have a brake
Talking to an operator running a wrestling academy in the middle of Rohtak city, he said on the condition of anonymity, Haryana has no match in the country and the world. The male and female wrestlers here have made the country proud all over the world. The academy has five dozen wrestlers, including girls, though their numbers are dwindling. Whether you go to any akhada or academy in Haryana and find out, there the number of women wrestlers is decreasing. Allegations of sexual abuse have ruined the future of wrestling. Allegations are made only when an incident happens. Many parents are worried about getting their daughters back from the akhada. The parents who were thinking six months ago that they will take their daughter on the path of Sakshi Malik, now they have also started backing down. Director of Jhajjar-based Sai Akhara says, there is no female wrestler here, but Brij Bhushan is discussed equally. The parents who come to inquire about their children say that this is very bad. His words are enough to understand that the golden future of wrestling is going to be braked. Talks were held at the large women’s wrestling center in Hisar, and the same answer was received from there as was received from other places. There is a large number of female wrestling players at this centre. The directors tell that the Brij Bhushan case has had a deep impact here too.
In the National Games, it will be known how much the matter is killed.
Chandigarh-based wrestling coach Darshanlal says, the matter of Brij Bhushan and women wrestlers is hot. Such cases should be impartially investigated. What is the truth, come out. In the last five-six months, there has been a hue and cry in wrestling. Junior players are scared. Parents are not talking openly. There has been a slight decrease in the number of female wrestlers at various centers of wrestling. The rest of the situation will be known only in the National Games. At that time it will be known that how many male and female players have come forward in wrestling. In Rohtak itself, the government coach of wrestling, who has produced many international wrestlers, also put a condition of anonymity before talking. The coach said, in all the akhadas, academies or centers of wrestling in the state, there has been a decline in the number of wrestlers. Especially if we talk about girls, then their number has fallen rapidly. The parents are scared. They are not sending their girls to learn wrestling. This brawl is very deadly in wrestling. Its bad consequences will come to the fore in the coming times.
