The Union sports ministry on Sunday suspended the Battling Federation of India (WFI) for outright neglect for the recognized legal and procedural standards while keeping in mind that the newly-elected body seemed in total control of previous office-bearers.
After suspending the WFI, the ministry asked for the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) to make up an ad-hoc committee to handle and manage the affairs of the fumbling federation’s governing body.
The WFI elections were hung on December 21 with previous president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh’s patriot, Sanjay Singh, and his panel winning the surveys by huge margins. After his election, Sanjay Singh satisfied BJP MP Brij Bhushan at the latter’s house which is likewise the workplace of the sports body. Sanjay Singh’s consultation was opposed by wrestlers Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik and Bajrang Punia. While Malik revealed her retirement in demonstration, Punia returned his Padma Shri award.
The sports ministry even more stated that the newly-elected body made a “rash statement” of arranging the U-15 and U-20 nationals “without following due treatment and not offering enough notification to wrestlers” for preparations. The trials were revealed to be kept in Gonda, the yard of Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.
“The company of the Federation is being ranged from the facilities managed by previous workplace bearers … which is likewise declared properties where unwanted sexual advances of the gamers have actually been declared and present the court is hearing the matter,” the ministry stated pointing out the factors for the suspension.
Amidst this suspension, Brij Bhushan Singh satisfied BJP president JP Nadda on Sunday. Speaking with the media after the conference, Singh revealed his retirement from fumbling, stating he has actually “severed all his ties with battling on 21st December itself.”
He highlighted that a brand-new governing body of WFI was “chosen on the federal government’s order under the tracking of the Supreme Court in a democratic way.”
On the concerns of accusations versus him, Singh stated, “They have actually been making these unwarranted accusations versus me for the last 11 months, and now the matter remains in court. Constant politics is going on, I have actually been facing this for 11 months. Sakshi has actually retired from battling therefore have I. The matter ends here,” he stated.
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