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Wrestlers call off protest, WFI chief Brij Bhushan to step aside till prob
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
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
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Wrestlers protest: BJP leaders tore 'Beti Bachao Beti Padhao' slogan to sh
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
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
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"Am an elected head, not working under anyone's mercy," WFI chief says ref
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Earlier in the day, Singh, who is also a BJP Lok Sabha MP from Kaiserganj in Uttar Pradesh in a post on his Facebook said that he will hold a press conference at the Wrestling Training Centre in Nawabganj in Gonda district of the state.
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Wrestlers Protest: WFI chief Brij Bhushan Singh says will 'expose politica
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The development comes hours after some wrestlers had a late-night meeting with Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur on Thursday. Thakur who arrived at his Delhi residence late last evening from Chandigarh met with the wrestlers and the meeting stretched into the early hours of today. Accor
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Wrestlers meeting with Sports Minister Anurag Thakur to continue today : S
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The Wrestling sportspersons--Sakshee Malikkh, Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat, Ravi Dahiya and other wrestlers left Thakur's residence after meeting him for three hours.
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If big players are making allegations there must be some truth in it: Wres
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Notably, Vinesh Phogat on Wednesday alleged that coaches who are favourites of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) misbehave with women and harass them. She also accused the wrestling federation chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh of sexually harassing girls and calling her a 'khota sikka' a
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Babita Phogat meets protesting wrestlers in Delhi with "message from Centr
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Wrestlers Vinesh Phogat, Sakshee Malikkh, Punia and other wrestlers sit on a silent protest at Jantar Mantar for the second day against the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) and its chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh against whom sexual harassment allegations were made.
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Wrestler Divya Kakran defends WFI chief Brij Bhushan, says "never experien
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Notably, Vinesh Phogat on Wednesday alleged that coaches who are favourites of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) misbehave with women and harass them. She also accused the wrestling federation chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh of sexually harassing girls and calling her a 'khota sikka
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97 per cent wrestlers with WFI, those protesting were pressured: Chief Bri
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Notably, Vinesh Phogat on Wednesday alleged that coaches who are favourites of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) misbehave with women and harass them. She also accused the wrestling federation chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh of sexually harassing girls and calling her a 'khota sikka
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"Will commit suicide if allegations are found to be true": WFI President r
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Notably, Phogat on Wednesday alleged that coaches who are favourites of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) misbehave with women and harass them. She also accused the wrestling federation chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh of sexually harassing girls and calling her a 'khota sikka' after he
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"Know about 10-20 accounts of sexual harassment faced by women wrestlers":
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Her statement comes on the day when Olympians Bajrang Punia, Sakshee Malikkh and Phogat led the protest at Jantar Mantar against the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), alleging "harassment of wrestlers by the WFI through its arbitrary rules and regulations". However, WFI President Brij
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WFI president called me 'khota sikka' after Tokyo Olympics loss, has sexua
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Indian wrestler and Commonwealth Games medalist Vinesh Phogat on Wednesday alleged that coaches who are favourites of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) misbehave with women and harass them. She also accused the wrestling federation chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh of sexually harassi
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