National Wrestling Federation President Approached by Athletes Seeking Transparent Probe into Sexual Harassment Complaint

NEW DELHI ∙ National Wrestling Federation (WFI) president and BJP MP Brijbhushan Sharan Singh has been approached by the athletes in the Supreme Court seeking a transparent probe into the sexual harassment complaint. Wrestling stars Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia have said that they will continue their protest at Jantar Mantar until the police registers an FIR on their complaint.

Meanwhile, the Union Sports Ministry, which has directed the suspension of the Federation’s election process, has asked the Indian Olympic Association to form a temporary committee to conduct the elections. The Delhi Police Ministry has been asked to provide a copy of the report of the high-level committee appointed by the Union Ministry to look into the complaint.

Brijbhushan Sharan Singh had earlier stated that he will not contest this year as he has completed 3 terms (12 years) as the president of the federation. Federation elections are on May 7. It is also noteworthy that the intervention of the center is during this. The ad hoc committee has been instructed to complete the election process within 45 days after the establishment of the ad hoc committee and to run the day-to-day affairs of the federation until the new governing body is in place. IOA president and Rajya Sabha member P.T. The Center has sent a letter to Usha.

At the same time, the actors say that they are not interfering in the election and only need a proper investigation into the complaint. Olympic medalists Bajrang Punia, Sakshi Malik, World Championship medalist Vinesh Phogat and others started their strike at Jantar Mantar from Sunday. It has been decided to continue the day and night strike until action is taken. The Center has not disclosed the details of the report of the committee chaired by Marycom, appointed by the Union Ministry to investigate the complaint.

“Some people were fooling themselves. It was wrong to end the protest which started 3 months ago by listening to their words. If we are making false allegations then why not file a complaint against us. We have a duty to protect young players. Brijbhushan is politicizing this as an issue between UP and Haryana. We also have players from UP supporting us.”– Witness Malik

English Summary: Seven women wrestlers move Supreme Court seeking FIR against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh