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Brij Bhushan has denied all the costs towards him. (PTI Photograph)
The supply additionally added that the federal government was sad with the wrestlers’ behaviour as they went public with their reservations concerning the formation of the committee
The federal government is sad with the wrestlers’ behaviour and won’t reconstitute the oversight committee shaped to probe the sexual harassment expenses towards WFI president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, Sports activities Ministry sources stated on Wednesday.
Sports activities Minister Anurag Thakur had on Monday introduced {that a} five-member oversight committee, headed by legendary boxer M C Mary Kom, will examine the costs towards the Wrestling Federation of India boss and in addition handle the day-to-day affairs of the sports activities physique.
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Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat, Sarita Mor and Sakshi Malik, who staged a sit-in protest at Jantar Mantar for 3 days demanding the sacking of the WFI president, expressed disappointment that they weren’t consulted earlier than the formation of the committee.
”The ministry has no plans to reconstitute the oversight committee to probe the allegations towards WFI chief Brij Bhushan Singh,” a ministry supply advised PTI on Wednesday.
”We have now shaped a good committee below Mary Kom which is able to go into the main points of the matter,” stated the supply, including that the federal government is sad with the wrestlers’ behaviour as they went public with their reservations on the formation of the committee.
Based on sources, the protesting wrestlers take into account the London Olympics bronze medallist Yogeshwar near the WFI president. In reality, when Yogeshwar backed the under-fire Sharan, Vinesh had stated that he was ”sitting on WFI’s lap.” The wrestlers had taken to twitter to specific their dismay on Tuesday.
Nevertheless, on Wednesday, Bajrang clarified that the grapplers don’t have a problem with Yogeshwar however they anticipated to be consulted earlier than the members had been finalised.
”We want to communicate with the Sports activities Minister after the Republic Day celebrations. We don’t have any downside with any members within the committee however we must always have been consulted,” Bajrang Punia advised PTI.
Requested if no names had been mentioned with them, Bajrang stated, ”A dialogue had occurred and these names got here up however we had been advised to return again on the names after dialogue.
”However the names had been introduced earlier than we replied in affirmative. Authorities shouldn’t be sad with us. What have we accomplished, we’re preventing for justice,” he added.
Aside from Yogeshwar, ex-badminton participant and Mission Olympic Cell member Trupti Murgunde, ex-TOPS CEO Rajagopalan and former SAI govt director – groups – Radhica Sreeman are additionally member of the committee.
Each Might Kom and Yogeshwar are additionally a part of the the seven-member committee shaped by the Indian Olympic Affiliation (IOA) to probe the allegations of sexual harassment and corruption towards the WFI chief.
Moreover legendary boxer Mary Kom and wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt, the IOA panel consists of archer Dola Banerjee and Indian Weightlifting Federation (IWLF) president and IOA treasurer Sahdev Yadav.
The opposite members of the IOA committee are two advocates — Talish Ray and Shlok Chandra — moreover former shuttler and IOA joint secretary Alaknanda Ashok, who’s its vice chairperson.
The agitating wrestlers, together with younger Anshu Malik, Sangeeta Phogat and Sonam Malik amongst others, began the sit-in protest at Jantar Mantar right here on Wednesday and demanded the sacking of the WFI chief.
The wrestlers had accused Sharan, who can also be a BJP MP, of appearing like a dictator and sexually harassing junior wrestlers.
The wrestlers didn’t reveal the id of the athletes who confronted sexual harassment.
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