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Government Unhappy With Wrestlers’ Behaviour, Unlikely To Reconstitute Oversight Committee: Report | Wrestling News
25Jan By adminNo Comments
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Government Unhappy With Wrestlers’ Behaviour, Unlikely To Reconstitute Oversight Committee: Report | Wrestling News

[ad_1] The government is unhappy with the wrestlers' behaviour and will not reconstitute the oversight committee formed to probe the sexual harassment charges against WFI president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, Sports Ministry sources said on Wednesday. Sports Minister Anurag Thakur had on Monday announced that a five-member oversight committee, headed by legendary boxer M C Mary Kom, will investigate the charges against the Wrestling Federation of India boss and also manage the day-to-day affairs of the sports body.Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat, Sarita Mor and Sakshi Malik, who staged a sit-in protest at Jantar Mantar for three days demanding the sacking of the WFI president, expressed disappointment that they were not consulted before the formation of the committee."The ministry has no pla...
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“Truth Can Be Troubled But Not Defeated”: Vinesh Phogat Amid Wrestlers’ #MeToo Battle With Federation | Wrestling News
24Jan By adminNo Comments
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“Truth Can Be Troubled But Not Defeated”: Vinesh Phogat Amid Wrestlers’ #MeToo Battle With Federation | Wrestling News

[ad_1] The #MeToo battle between some of India's most decorated wrestlers and the chief of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, continues, with the Sports Ministry also getting involved. While a 5-member oversight committee has been formed to run WFI's day-to-day operations until the probe is over, wrestlers like Vinesh Phogat are hopeful of their grievances being addressed. While the WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh has denied all allegations levied against him, Vinesh has taken to Twitter, suggesting her belief is still intact."Truth can be troubled but not defeated," Phogat wrote in a tweet, originally in Hindi.सत्य को परेशान किया जा सकता है लेकिन पराज़ित नहीं।— Vinesh Phogat (@Phogat_Vinesh) January 24, 2023After protesting at Delhi's Jantar Mantar f...
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WFI President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh Asks People Not To Put Objectionable Slogans On Social Media | Wrestling News
22Jan By adminNo Comments
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WFI President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh Asks People Not To Put Objectionable Slogans On Social Media | Wrestling News

[ad_1] Hours after the emergency general council meeting of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) was called off, its president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, in a tweet, requested people not to put objectionable slogans or hashtags on social media that harm the dignity of political parties or communities, among others. Sharan has been accused of sexually harassing women wrestlers and working like a dictator by some of the country's top wrestlers, including Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia, Sakshi Malik and Ravi Dahiya.The sports ministry had said on Saturday it had asked the WFI to suspend "all ongoing activities with immediate effect", including the Ranking Tournament in Gonda, UP, the federation president Sharan's stronghold.In a tweet in Hindi, Sharan said, "Request. Got information about ...
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Wrestling Mess – Sports Ministry To Announce Names Of Oversight Committee Members On Sunday: Report | Wrestling News
21Jan By adminNo Comments
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Wrestling Mess – Sports Ministry To Announce Names Of Oversight Committee Members On Sunday: Report | Wrestling News

[ad_1] The Sports Ministry will announce the names of its oversight committee members, who will probe the allegations of sexual harassment and corruption against Wrestling Federation of India president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, on Sunday, ministry sources said. The sources confirmed this after a meeting held on Saturday between Sports Minister Anurag Thakur, Sports Secretary Sujata Chaturvedi and SAI DG Sandip Pradhan on the matter. The tussle between the agitating grapplers and the WFI ended for the time being after the athletes called off their protest late on Friday night following assurances from the government, the first step of which was the temporary sidelining of Singh.After the end of the marathon meeting, Thakur said that the government decided to form an oversight committee t...
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Sports Ministry Asks Wrestling Federation To Stop All Ongoing Activities, Suspends Assistant Secretary | Wrestling News
21Jan By adminNo Comments
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Sports Ministry Asks Wrestling Federation To Stop All Ongoing Activities, Suspends Assistant Secretary | Wrestling News

[ad_1] The Sports Ministry on Saturday suspended Wrestling Federation of India's (WFI) assistant secretary Vinod Tomar, a fallout of the grapplers' allegations of sexual harassment and corruption against the sports body's chief, Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. It has decided to suspend Tomar, "with immediate effect, to ensure proper functioning of WFI". The ministry said it has also directed the WFI to suspend "all ongoing activities with immediate effect", including the Ranking Tournament in Gonda, UP, Sharan's stronghold.This comes a day after Sports Minister Anurag Thakur announced the formation of an oversight committee to probe the charges levelled by some of the country's top wrestlers, including Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia, Sakshi Malik and Ravi Dahiya, against Sharan and his body.Reg...
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Wrestlers Call Off Protest; Federation Chief To Step Aside Till Probe Is Completed, Says Sports Minister Anurag Thakur | Wrestling News
20Jan By adminNo Comments
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Wrestlers Call Off Protest; Federation Chief To Step Aside Till Probe Is Completed, Says Sports Minister Anurag Thakur | Wrestling News

[ad_1] Vinesh Phogat and other wrestlers called off the protest on Saturday.© NDTVAfter getting assurances that their grievances would be addressed, wrestlers called off their protest following the second round of meeting with union sports minister Anurag Thakur that ended after midnight on Saturday. The minister assured the wrestlers, which included big names like Olympic medallists Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malik, World Championship medallist Vinesh Phogat, among others that investigation with regards to their allegations of sexual misconduct against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) coaches and president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh will be completed in four weeks. An oversight committee will be formed to investigate the allegations, Thakur added. WFI chief Brij Bhushan will step aside ...
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WFI Chief Will Answer Allegations Of Sexual Harassment After Federation AGM On January 22: Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh’s Son | Wrestling News
20Jan By adminNo Comments
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WFI Chief Will Answer Allegations Of Sexual Harassment After Federation AGM On January 22: Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh’s Son | Wrestling News

[ad_1] File photo of Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.© FacebookWrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh will issue a statement on allegations of sexual harassment against him after the sports body's Annual General Meeting on January 22, his son Prateek said on Friday. The allegations have been made by some of the country's top wrestlers, including Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia, Sakshi Malik and Ravi Dahiya. The WFI chief had called for a press conference in his native Gonda this morning. However, after delaying it for seven hours, his son, who is a BJP MLA from Gonda Sadar constituency, came on a stage to make the announcement.Addressing the media, Prateek said, "I am here on behalf of my father and I would like to inform you all that we will issue a written state...
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“If We Disclose Names Of Victims…”: Vinesh Phogat On MeToo Allegations Against Wrestling Body Chief | Wrestling News
20Jan By adminNo Comments
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“If We Disclose Names Of Victims…”: Vinesh Phogat On MeToo Allegations Against Wrestling Body Chief | Wrestling News

[ad_1] Commonwealth gold medalist Vinesh Phogat on Friday stated that disclosing the names of victims would put them in danger and said that it was one of the reasons for having not yet filed an FIR. "If we disclose the name of the victims it would put them in danger including their families. We can't disclose their identity as nothing has been put on paper and it has not yet been made official. We came here to fight for our dignity and if that is taken away from us what is the point of us protesting? We can't share all the intricate details as this is a sensitive matter involving the self-respect of female wrestlers. We will share all the details with you once everything is assured to us," Phogat said while speaking to the media on Friday."We're presenting all issues. Had it been only a...
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Protesting Wrestlers Write To IOA Chief PT Usha On Alleged Sexual Harassment Complaints Against WFI President | Wrestling News
20Jan By adminNo Comments
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Protesting Wrestlers Write To IOA Chief PT Usha On Alleged Sexual Harassment Complaints Against WFI President | Wrestling News

[ad_1] Wrestlers Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia, Sakshi Malik, Ravi Dahiya, and Deepak Punia on Friday wrote to PT Usha, President of the Indian Olympic Association on "sexual harassment" complaints against Wrestling Federation India chairman Brij Bhushan Saran Singh. In a letter to the IOA president Usha, the star grapplers accused the WFI chairman of sexual exploitation and financial irregularities.The letter signed by Bajrang Punia, Phogat, Malikkh, Dahiya, and Deepak Punia demands the resignation of the WFI chief and the formation of an inquiry committee on the allegations of sexual harassment.@PMOIndia @AmitShah @ianuragthakur @PTUshaOfficial pic.twitter.com/PwhJjlawPg— Vinesh Phogat (@Phogat_Vinesh) January 20, 2023On Thursday several ace wrestlers of the country including Phogat, Ma...
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“Come Forward, Tell Us”: PT Usha, Indian Olympic Association Chief, Backs Wrestlers Amid #MeToo Protest | Wrestling News
19Jan By adminNo Comments
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“Come Forward, Tell Us”: PT Usha, Indian Olympic Association Chief, Backs Wrestlers Amid #MeToo Protest | Wrestling News

[ad_1] Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president PT Usha on Thursday said she is "deeply concerned and disturbed" by the sexual harassment allegations by renowned wrestlers against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, saying the national Olympic body will do everything possible to safeguard the interest of the country's women athletes. Celebrated Indian wrestlers, including Olympic medallist Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malik besides Vinesh Phogat and others are staging a sit-in protest for the last two days at Jantar Mantar here against the WFI president, accusing him of sexual exploitation and intimidation and have demanded that the federation be disbanded."As IOA President, I've been discussing the current matter of wrestlers with the members and for a...
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