Sanjay Singh, the newly elected and the now suspended Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president was decided to carry the senior nationals as introduced by the physique, despite the Union Sports Ministry directing that it will not recognise it. Singh remained defiant saying that he did not recognise the suspension of the physique nor the ad-hoc committee despite the Sports Ministry’s suspension of WFI on December 24 following ‘hasty’ determination of saying the U-15 and U-20 nationals.
Speaking to the reporters in Gonda, Uttar Pradesh, Singh mentioned that the actions have been halted and there’s no suspension whereas saying that the nationals will go forward as deliberate. “The Wrestling Federation has not been suspended. Only the activities are halted. We are an autonomous body, it cannot be banned. We are doing our work and will continue to do that… We have announced, so we will hold them [nationals]. We do not recognise the Ad-hoc committee,” Singh mentioned.
After the suspended WFI physique introduced on Saturday, January 6 senior nationals had been to be held in Pune, the Sports Ministry reprimanded it saying that it will not recognise any occasions for the reason that physique is suspended and denied them utilizing the letterhead or emblem of the ministry in any which approach and will discover itself in violation of National Sports Development Code of India, 2011(Sports Code) and the Emblems and Names (Prevention of Improper Use) Act, 1950.
“It has come to the notice of the Ministry that you have issued a Circular bearing No. WFI/Senior National/Maharashtra/2024 dated 06.01.2024 on the letterhead of the Wrestling Federation of India regarding conduct of Senior National Wrestling Championship 2023 at Pune (Maharashtra) from 29-31 January 2024,” Ministry mentioned within the letter.
“As per this Ministry’s order dated 24.12.2023, you don’t have any authority to situation such a Circular or to make use of the letterhead of the Wrestling Federation of India whereby you declare affiliation of the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports.
The ad-hoc committee had introduced that the Senior Nationals will happen in Jaipur from February 2-5. After which, Singh-led WFI got here up with its personal dates and schedule, which the ministry stepped again from recognising.
