Wrestlers protest LIVE updates: The protesting wrestlers on Monday threatened to strategy the highest courtroom of the nation if an FIR isn’t lodged towards WFI president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh whilst Sports Ministry stalled the Federation’s election on May 7 and requested the IOA to type an ad-hoc committee to conduct polls. The ad-hoc panel, which is able to conduct elections inside 45 days of its formation, may even handle day-to-day affairs of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) until the sports activities physique will get a recent Executive Committee. The prime wrestlers mentioned they don’t have anything to do with the WFI polls and would proceed to press for a correct investigation into their allegations that Singh sexually harassed girls athletes. The ministry’s choice got here after the nation’s prime wrestlers, together with Tokyo Olympic bronze medallist Bajrang Punia and World Championship medallist Vinesh Phogat, resumed their sit-in protest at Jantar Mantar on Sunday and demanded the general public disclosure of the findings of the oversight panel that investigated the allegations. The protest entered day 3 on Tuesday.
