VK Singh calls wrestlers' protest 'political'

January 21, 2023 14:47

Union Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways Gen V K Singh said that the wrestlers' protest against WFI president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh is more political and other aspects are lesser known.

The protest by the ace wrestlers, including Olympic and Commonwealth Games (CWG) medallists, is underway in Delhi, as women wrestlers levelled serious charges of sexual harassment by the president and coaches of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) and of mismanagement in the functioning of the federation.

"I would not like to speak on this. My personal opinion is that the matter is more political and other aspects are lesser known," said MoS General V K Singh (Retd) .

The wrestlers' protest was called off early on Saturday with Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur announcing that Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh will 'step aside' till the investigation by the 'oversight committee' into the allegations is completed.

Thakur announced the constitution of an oversight committee to probe the allegations levelled against the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) and assured that justice would prevail in four weeks.

"Considering the demands of the sportspersons, we have decided to constitute an oversight committee, whose names will be announced tomorrow. The investigation will be completed in the next four weeks, wherein all the allegations levelled will be thoroughly probed to take a final decision," Thakur said addressing a press conference at his residence in the national capital during the early hours of Saturday. -- ANI

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