The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) has rejected all of the allegations, together with that of sexual harassment in opposition to its president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, and claimed that the wrestlers* protest was motivated by a “hidden agenda to dislodge the current management”.

The WFI denied all the fees in its response to the federal government*s discover and asserted that “there is no scope for arbitrariness and mismanagement ” within the federation.

The Sports Ministry had sought an evidence from WFI after the nation*s high wrestlers sat on a dharna and alleged that the federation chief sexually harassed ladies wrestlers and acts like a “dictator”. The WFI despatched its reply on Friday night and, few hours later, the wrestlers referred to as off their protest after the federal government introduced that it’s going to type an oversight committee to probe the fees. It additionally stated the WFI chief will step apart until the investigation is over.

“The WFI is managed by an elected body as per its constitution, and therefore, there is no scope for arbitrariness and mismanagement in WFI by any one individually, including the president,” the WFI stated in its response to the Sports Ministry. “The WFI, in particular, under the sitting president has always acted keeping the best interests of wrestlers in mind.”

“The WFI has enhanced the image of wrestling sport nationally as well as internationally and for the record of this ministry, it is not possible without fair, supportive, clean and strict management of WFI,” it added.

The allegations had been made by famend wrestlers Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia, Sakshi Malik and Ravi Dahiya.

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The federation delivered to the discover of the federal government that it has a five-member sexual harassment committee in place, chaired by its secretary normal VN Prasood and which additionally has Sakshi as a member.

It stated the fees had been “motivated, biased, unfounded, untrue and false” and that the allegations had been made solely with a view to hurt the president, the WFI and its coaches. “Any aggrieved person/wrestler may approach the said committee for its grievances if any, and the committee is bound to inquire as per law. However, no such complaint of any such nature as has been received from the protestors/wrestlers,” the WFI wrote.

The wrestlers, together with younger Anshu Malik, Sangeeta Phogat and Sonam Malik amongst others, began a sit-in protest at Jantar Mantar right here on Wednesday and demanded the sacking of the WFI chief. The wrestlers additionally demanded that the WFI be disbanded instantly and a brand new panel is shaped, together with grapplers.

The WFI listed 23 nationwide occasions carried out in 2022 and claimed it “speaks of fair, supportive, clean and strict management”. The WFI questioned the timing of the protest, and stated vested pursuits are behind it.

“…who have evidently acted more in personal interest or under undue pressure or under any bigger conspiracy to malign and defame the present management of the WFI or president for vested interest only. “The protesting wrestlers are accountable to elucidate for themselves, to the general public in addition to the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, notably when largely the protestors are seen coming collectively from a particulars area/state of Haryana,” the federation wrote.

“It would also be worth drawing attention that even the next election of WFI is due in near future of 2023… that the protest is not in the best interest of the wrestlers, it has some personal as well as hidden agenda to dislodge the current management of WFI.”

The letter, signed by WFI secretary normal V N Prasood, additionally stated that the federation is able to cooperate with the federal government and can present all the required data the ministry seeks.

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