Admitting that its operations were being conducted from the residence of former chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) on Thursday said this was a temporary arrangement and the body will move to a new office in Connaught Place, New Delhi early in February. WFI, which was suspended by the Sports … Read more
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, against whom the country’s six top wrestlers including Olympic medallists Bajranj Punia and Sakshi Malik had levelled allegations of sexual harassment, is ineligible to contest as he has completed 12 years as head of the federation — the maximum period allowed as per the National Sports Code. … Read more
Mr. Singh, a six-time Lok Sabha MP, had earlier postponed his ‘Jan Chetna Maharally’ in Ayodhya on June 5 Source link
“The matter is under investigation by the Delhi Police. If there’s any truth to the charges, an arrest will be made,” said WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan against the protest of wrestlers. | file photo | Photo Credit: ANI Embattled Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh on Tuesday responded to the … Read more
The aggrieved grapplers called off their protest late on Friday night after getting assurances from the government that their grievances would be addressed, the first step of which was the stepping aside of under-fire Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. The wrestlers, including Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia, Sakshi Malik, and Ravi Dahiya, … Read more
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal | File Photo | Photo Credit: PTI Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said it is “extremely shameful” that no action has been taken against those who have been accused of sexual exploitation by female wrestlers. Celebrated Indian wrestlers, including Olympic medallists Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malik and world championship medallist … Read more