The embattled Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh on Tuesday (February 28) appeared earlier than the government-appointed oversight committee, which is investigating into sexual abuse allegations in opposition to him, and outrightly rejected all the costs. The Committee, led by legendary boxer MC Mary Kom, was shaped on January 23 to research into the claims made by nation’s high wrestlers that Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) boss Brij Bhushan has sexually harassed a number of girls wrestlers, intimidates the athletes and run the game physique in an autocratic method.
Brij Bhushan arrived together with his 20-odd supporters for the assembly which went on for practically three hours. “Brij Bhushan appeared before the committee today. He straightaway denied all the allegations. He said he never did anything wrong,” a sports activities ministry supply informed PTI.
Brij Bhushan, nonetheless, evaded the ready media on the SAI headquarters, saying the investigation remains to be on and he received’t wish to make any remark at this level of time. The allegations had been levelled by outstanding grapplers comparable to Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia, Sakshi Malik and Ravi Dahiya.
The wrestlers have already deposed earlier than the committee. In January, the nation’s high wrestlers had staged a three-day sit-in protest at Jantar Mantar, demanding that Brij Bhushan be eliminated and WFI be disbanded.
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The BJP MP was later requested to step apart until the completion of the probe into his alleged misconduct. The Mary Kom-led committee has former wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt, former shuttler Trupti Murgunde, SAI member Radhica Sreeman and Rajesh Rajagopalan, ex-CEO, Target Olympic Podium Scheme and CWG gold medallist Babita Phogat as its members.
The wrestlers have additionally alleged that one member of the committee, apparently 2012 London Olympic bronze medallist Dutt, is leaking delicate data associated to the probe with media.
They really feel that Dutt is siding with the WFI boss. India misplaced the internet hosting rights of the Asian Championship after wrestlers submitted a written grievance to UWW, the world governing physique of the sport, in regards to the alleged misconduct of the WFI chief. The occasion will now be hosted in Astana in April.
