Wrestlers vs Wrestling Federation – WFI President STEPS Aside: Top Indian Wrestlers have called off their PROTEST late night after Sports Minister’s assurance of fair PROBE in the next 1 month. Sports Minister Anurag Thakur has assured the players that in next 24 hours probe committee will be formed which will submit its report in 1 month. The miniter furter assured athletes that WFI President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh will step aside from day-to-day functioning of the federation and comply with the investigation: Follow Wrestlers Protest LIVE Updates with InsideSport.IN
Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat and other ace Indian wrestlers who have been sitting in protest at Jantar Mantar for three days have called off their protest after this assurance from the minister.
“A decision has been taken to form a committee to handle day-to-day function and look into our concerns. The Sports Minister has said that player safety is his prerogative as players have received threats from the federation before. The Minister has conveyed his support to us at every step of the way. Our sport has come very far and we didn’t want this protest either but things got so out of hand that we had to take a step like this,” he added.
“We thank everyone for supporting us,” Punia said.
“Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh will step aside from day-to-day functioning of the federation and comply with the investigation. A committee has been instituted to aid the same. The names of those in the committee will be announced later,” Thakur told reporters gathered outside his residence, where the minister met the wrestlers.
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Wrestlers vs Wrestling Federation: Wrestlers call off PROTEST after Sports Minister’s assurance of fair PROBE in next 1 month, Brij Bhushan to STEP ASIDE for 4 WEEKS: Follow LIVE UPDATES
What did Minister assure the Protesting PLAYERS?
“It has been decided that an oversight committee will be formed. Names for which will be announced tomorrow. The committee will complete its investigation within four weeks. It will thoroughly probe all the allegations be it financial or sexual harassment that has been levelled against WFI and its chief.” Thakur said after the marathon meeting.
The oversight committee will run the day-to-day affairs of the WFI and Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh will step aside till the investigation is complete.
“Till the investigation is over, he (Singh) will step aside and cooperate with the investigation and the oversight committee will run the day-to-day affairs of WFI,” he added.
This committee is to complete its enquiry in four weeks during which Singh has assured cooperation in the investigation.
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IOA forms seven-member committee to probe allegations against WFI chief
The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) also on Friday formed a seven-member committee, including M C Mary Kom and Yogeshwar Dutt, to probe the allegations of sexual harassment against Wrestling Federation of India president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh by top grapplers.
Besides legendary boxer Mary Kom and wrestler Yogeshwar, the panel also includes archer Dola Banerjee and Indian Weightlifting Federation of India (IWLF) president Sahdev Yadav.
The decision was taken during IOA’s emergency Executive Council meeting which was attended by the likes of Abhinav Bindra, and Yogeshwar along with IOA president PT Usha and joint secretary Kalyan Chaubey.
Shiva Keshvan was a special invitee to the meeting.
This comes after the agitating wrestlers had earlier in the day reached out to the IOA, demanding the formation of an enquiry committee to probe the allegations against Singh, a day after threatening to lodge multiple FIRs against the WFI chief.
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