New Delhi [India], May 14 (ANI): The protesting wrestlers on Sunday stated that the Indian Olympic Association’s (IOA) determination to take over all Wrestling Federation of India actions is the ”first transfer” of their battle towards WFI chief and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.
India’s ace grapplers, together with Bajrang Punia, Sakshi Malik and Vinesh Phogat amongst others, have been protesting on the Jantar Mantar within the nationwide capital for the final 22 days demanding the arrest of Brij Bhushan’s arrest for alleged sexual harassment of feminine wrestlers.
The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on Saturday debarred all outgoing Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) officers from endeavor any administrative WFI operate with speedy impact. IOA issued a letter relating to the identical.
“Taking note of the Ministry’s letter dated 24.04.2023 informing Indian Olympic Association (IOA) of the administrative void in Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) and requesting the IOA to form a transitory committee or Ad hoc Committee to conduct elections of Executive Council of WFI and manage affairs of WFI, IOA Executive Council at its Emergency meeting held on 27th April, 2023 has unanimously resolved that an Ad Hoc Committee should be constituted to take charge of the affairs of the WFI,” the letter learn.
The advert hoc committee fashioned by the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has taken up issues into its personal hand and all of the day-to-day functioning of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) is being carried out by the committee till the WFI elections, in accordance with the sources.
”This (the dissolution of the present WFI) is step one in our struggle for justice. Our struggle has begun in proper earnest, it is a victory for us… and we are going to proceed or struggle till we get justice,” the Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Bajrang stated on the press convention.
Asian Games gold medallist Vinesh Phogat said that starting Monday, the wrestlers will personally ship or ship e-mails to all feminine legislators of the ruling social gathering inviting them to return and assist them.
”When they discuss concerning the security of girls within the nation, then we too are their daughters and they need to come out and assist us,” she stated.
The IOA’s three-member ad-hoc committee has made it clear that the method to elect new WFI workplace bearers can be accomplished inside the 45-day timeframe and that the cost can be handed again to the elected physique.
Earlier the Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports introduced on April 24 that the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) will type an ad-hoc committee to conduct the elections for the Executive Committee of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) inside 45 days of its formation, to handle day-to-day affairs of the physique, together with the number of athletes and making entries for the participation of gamers in worldwide occasions. (ANI)