The Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports on Saturday announced the formation of an 'Oversight committee' to probe into the levelled allegations against the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) and its chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh and other coaches.
The protest which has been continuing at the Jantar Mantar in the national capital was called off with the Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur announcing Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh to "step aside" till the investigation against the levelled allegat
Members of the committee include Olympic medalist Mary Kom, former archer Dola Banerjee, Alaknanda Ashok, London Olympic medalist Yogeshwar Dutt, Indian Weightlifting Federation President Sahdev Yadav and two advocates, the IOA announced on Friday.
Businessman Sarath Reddy through Senior Lawyer Kapil Sibal on Friday while arguing for his bail, stated that the allegation of a Rs 100 crore bribe is baseless and without any material.
He also informed the media that the WFI had issued the explanation to the Sports Ministry within the stipulated 72 hours on the allegations made by wrestlers, including Olympic and Commonwealth Games (CWG) medalists, in Delhi.
The IOA will conduct the meeting virtually with the wrestlers to discuss the allegations levelled by the ace grapplers as well as other complaints and demands they have put forward.
Speaking on the protest, Vijender who today joined the wrestlers protesting at Delhi's Jantar Mantar said he wants justice to be served to the protesting wrestlers.
The Bharatiya Janata Party leaders have torn the slogan 'Beti Bachao Beti Padhao' into shreds, alleged gold-medalist Discus thrower and Congress leader Krishna Poonia on Friday, in connection with allegations of sexual exploitation of women wrestlers, Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chai
The letter signed by Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat, Sakshee Malikkh, Ravi Dahiya, and Deepak Punia's demands the resignation of the WFI chief and the formation of an inquiry committee on the allegations of sexual harassment.
The Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday came out in support of the wrestlers protesting against the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), and called for a probe and appropriate action over allegations of sexual exploitation and mental harassment against the WFI chief.
The Raj Niwas offical stressed that Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena took over seven months ago and since then he has taken "concrete steps" whose results are evident via the Najafgarh Drain and Yamuna.