The Sports Ministry requested the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) to form an ad-hoc committee to run the suspended Wrestling Federation of India’s (WFI) affairs on Sunday, December 24. In a significant growth, the Sports Ministry suspended a newly fashioned WFI physique earlier at the moment after the latter’s hasty announcement to manage U15 and U20 Nationals.
Ad-hoc committee not too long ago ran the WFI affairs after former president Brij Bhushan Singh stepped down amid wrestlers’ protest. Sanjay Singh-led panel gained the polls on December 21 to form a brand new physique and introduced their choice to manage junior nationals with out giving adequate discover to wrestlers for preparations.
The centre stepped in once more to droop the brand new WFI physique and has requested PT Usha-led IOA to form one other ad-hoc panel to handle all wrestling affairs.
“Taking note of the compelling current situation arising out of the influence and control of the WFI’s former office bearers, serious concerns have arisen about the governance and integrity of the WFI,” mentioned the letter signed by Tarun Pareek, below secretary to the Government of India. “This requires for immediate and stringent corrective measures to uphold the principles of good governance in sports organizations, and thus, now it becomes incumbent on part of the IOA to to make suitable arrangements for the interim for managing the affairs of WFI so that sportspersons of wrestling discipline do not suffer in any manner and the principle of good governance in the sports body do not get jeopradised.”
We will speak to PM Modi and Sports Minister: Sanjay Singh
Meanwhile, a newly-elected president Sanjay Singh mentioned that his panel will speak with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Sports Minister Anurag Thakur earlier than contemplating any authorized choices. Sanjay Singh defended his physique’s working and mentioned that it adopted all guidelines whereas taking any selections.
