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New Delhi: Wrestlers who have leveled allegations of sexual harassment and intimidation against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh are unhappy with the government. The government did not consult the wrestlers before setting up a monitoring committee to probe the allegations leveled against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. Sports Minister Anurag Thakur on Monday announced the formation of a five-member monitoring committee headed by boxer MC Mary Kom. The committee will look into the day-to-day working of the Wrestling Federation of India, apart from probing the allegations leveled against the WFI president.
Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat, Sarita Mor and Sakshi Malik, who were among the wrestlers who sat on a dharna for three days at Jantar Mantar demanding the removal of WFI, have expressed their displeasure by posting similar tweets. Tagging Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and Thakur, these wrestlers tweeted, ‘We were assured that we would be consulted before forming the monitoring committee. It is really sad that we were not consulted.
World Championship bronze medalist and Commonwealth Games champion Geeta Phogat has also urged the Prime Minister to intervene and help resolve the matter. Geeta tweeted, ‘I urge the Honorable Prime Minister that all the sisters and daughters of the country are looking towards you with great hopes. If we sisters and daughters do not get justice, it will be a great misfortune in the history of the country.
Earlier Vinesh had tweeted, ‘Truth can be harassed but cannot be defeated.’ He said in another tweet, ‘If the aim is big, then keep your spirits high.’ Other members of the panel include Olympic medalist wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt, former badminton player and Mission Olympic Cell member Trupti Murgunde, former TOPS CEO Rajagopalan and former Sports Authority of India (SAI) executive director (team) Radhika Sriman. Wrestlers had accused Sharan of adopting an authoritarian attitude and sexually harassing junior wrestlers. Sharan is also a BJP MP. Wrestlers did not reveal the names of the players who were allegedly sexually assaulted.
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Source: navbharattimes.indiatimes.com
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