As the Wrestlers protest continues against the Wrestling Federation of India’s president, Brij Bhushan Singh, Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur said that the wrestlers should wait for Delhi Police to conclude their investigation and maintain their trust in the Supreme Court of India. The Union minister also stated that wrestlers should not take any steps that would cause harm to the sport and its players.
“Under our government, the budget for sports has increased. Schemes and programmes like Khelo India, TOPS scheme have been introduced. A lot of money is being spent on players’ training. A lot of sports infrastructure is being developed. We want to do more for sports,” the Union minister told the mediapersons.
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“We formed a committee after discussing with players. They did an impartial investigation, gave their report to the ministry. Delhi Police filed an FIR as well. The matter reached Supreme Court as well. SC heard the matter and asked them to go to Magistrate as well. The problems of wrestlers were heard with an open mind. We left no stone unturned. Throughout the nation’s history, whenever such allegations are raised, the investigation is done following which the government takes appropriate action,” added the minister.
Thakur said that wrestlers should wait for Delhi Police to conclude their investigation and to trust the Police, Supreme Court and the Sports Ministry.
“The wrestlers should wait for Delhi Police to conclude their investigation and not take any steps that may cause harm to the sport or aspiring wrestlers. They should trust the police, SC and the ministry while the investigation is being carried out. We all are in favour of the sport and sportspersons and want the impartial investigation to be done and action to be taken against the ones found guilty,” concluded the minister.
Anurag Thakur’s previous attempt to resolve the issue
Earlier, on April 24, the Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports announced that the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) will form an ad hoc committee to conduct the elections to the Executive Committee of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) within 45 days of its formation, to manage day-to-day affairs of the body, including the selection of athletes and making entries for the participation of players in international events. This committee will be functioning for an interim period till a new Executive Committee takes charge.
After prominent wrestlers came forward with allegations of sexual harassment against the WFI chief, earlier this year, Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur announced the formation of an oversight committee to probe allegations charges against him and some coaches.
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