Wrestlers Sakshi Malik and Bajrang Punia visited Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad on Thursday at the Saharanpur district hospital in Uttar Pradesh. They demanded the immediate arrest of those who attacked Azad.
A bullet grazed Azad's abdomen when unidentified assailants opened fire at his car in Saharanpur district's Deoband where he had gone to attend a ritual at a supporter's home on Wednesday evening.
Addressing media persons after the meeting, Bajrang Punia demanded the arrest of the accused. “Today only those fighting for the truth are being attacked. Our only demand is that the attackers should be arrested at the earliest”, he said.
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“Chandrashekhar is not the leader of any one society, but of the whole society and stands with every person who is fighting for the truth. Be it the farmer’s movement or the fight of the wrestlers,” he said.
He further said that Chandrasekhar had extended their full support to the wrestlers protest.
Condemning the attack on Chandrashekher as 'shameful', Sakshi Malik said, “The police should immediately identify and arrest the assailants.”
Superintendent of Police (City) Abimanyu Manglik said the Bhim Army chief was undergoing treatment at the district hospital of Saharanpur and his condition was stable.
In a video message on Wednesday night, Azad advised his supporters to remain calm and asserted that he will keep on fighting constitutionally.
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The Azad Samaj Party's founder member and media in-charge Ajay Gautam told PTI that a memorandum would be sent to the President of India as well as the Uttar Pradesh chief minister and governor demanding Z-plus security for Chandra Shekhar Aazad.
