Sports Ministry suspends new body of WFI
New Delhi: Amidst the ongoing controversy regarding new wrestlers and Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, the Sports Ministry of the Government of India has taken a big decision. The government has suspended the new body of WFI. After which the new President of the Indian Wrestling Association, Sanjay Singh and his entire team have been suspended. The Sports Ministry has taken this big decision after the retirement of Olympic medalist Sakshi Malik and withdrawal of Padma Shri award to Bajrang Punia.
The ministry also canceled all the upcoming programs of the wrestling association.
Along with this, the Sports Ministry has also canceled all the upcoming programs of the Wrestling Association. The Sports Ministry has said in its order that the new association had announced the upcoming tournaments and programs against the rules. In which the decision was taken to organize Under-15 and Under-20 National Championships in Nandini Nagar, Gonda. Many female wrestlers including Sakshi Malik had raised questions on this. The Sports Ministry has said in the order that the Wrestling Association will not be able to take any decision from now on.
Sakshi Malik also raised questions
After the announcement of the wrestling association’s programs, Sakshi Malik had tweeted, “I have given up wrestling but am worried since last night. What should those junior women wrestlers do who are calling me and telling me that didi will become junior from this 28th?” Nationals are to be held and the new wrestling federation has decided to hold it in Nandani Nagar, Gonda. Gonda is the area of ​​Brij Bhushan. Now think in what environment the junior women wrestlers will go there to wrestle. Is there anywhere else in this country other than Nandani Nagar? There is no place to get the national done? Don’t understand what to do?
Earlier, the Sports Ministry had issued a statement saying that the WFI elections were conducted in a fair and democratic manner. Along with this, on Bajrang returning the Padmashree award, the ministry had said that this is his personal decision and we will still demand Bajrang to change the decision of returning the Padmashree.
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