In a letter to the Sports Ministry, the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) on Saturday categorically rejected allegations of sexual harassment of girls wrestlers by president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh and coaches, saying that “not a single allegation of sexual harassment is accepted”. and neither has ever been noticed nor discovered nor complained to this point nor reported to WFI Sexual Harassment Committee, due to this fact with none fact within the matter to the impact The allegations are equally malicious and baseless.
The wrestling physique mentioned that, “WFI is managed by the coverage, guidelines, rules, instructions and so forth. of the WFI or Government of India or International physique for promotion of wrestling as per its personal structure and coverage and so forth. and together with the President of WFI Not ruled by the whims and fancies of any particular person functionaries, most of that are additionally accessible within the public area.
It additionally alleged that the strategy utilized by the protestors/wrestlers to air their allegation by sitting on dharna and holding press conferences is a part of a deeper and bigger conspiracy to achieve floor for themselves for vested pursuits or by maligning and defaming the WFI or its administration. Is. President or Coach.
The WFI in its reply to the sports activities ministry mentioned, “WFI is managed by an elected body as per its constitution, and therefore, there is no scope for arbitrariness and mismanagement by any one individual including the President in WFI.”
“WFI, particularly, below the present president has all the time labored retaining in thoughts the perfect pursuits of the wrestlers.
WFI has enhanced the picture of the game of wrestling at nationwide and worldwide degree and this is able to not have been attainable with out truthful, supportive, clear and strict administration of WFI for the data of this Ministry.
The WFI despatched its reply on Friday night after the Sports Ministry requested it to reply to the allegations inside 72 hours.
The allegations had been made by famend wrestlers like Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia, Sakshi Malik and Ravi Dahiya.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
