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IOA ad-hoc panel calls five disaffiliated state wrestling units for hearing on June 21

NEW DELHI: IOA's ad-hoc committee, tasked with conducting the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) elections, on Monday called five disputed state bodies for a hearing on June 21 and also extended the last date to receive nominations for the constitution of the electoral college by two days.

The Times of India

Sakshi Malik, Babita Phogat grapple over wrestlers’ stir

NEW DELHI: In an ugly turn of events, Olympic medallist Sakshi Malik and former Commonwealth Games gold medallist Babita Phogat on Sunday engaged in a bitter war of words on social media over the former’s claim that it was Babita, the wrestler-turned-BJP politician, who had originally taken permission on behalf…

The Times of India

Protesting wrestlers return to training at Sonepat SAI centre as Asian Games trials loom

NEW DELHI: The Sports Authority of India (SAI) centre in Sonepat has regained its lively atmosphere as protesting wrestlers join their fellow athletes to gear up for the upcoming Asian Games trials. The wrestlers have been vocal in their protest against the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief and BJP…

The Times of India

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Sakshi Malik and Babita Phogat engage in war of words over wrestlers' protest

NEW DELHI: Olympic medallist Sakshi Malik and former wrestler Babita Phogat on Sunday engaged in an ugly war of words on the social media platforms over the wrestlers' protest against the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.

The Times of India

Will decide next step after legal team gets chargesheet against WFI chief, says protesting wrestler

A day after Delhi police filed a chargesheet against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh for outraging a woman’s modesty and stalking, a woman wrestler said they were waiting to read the details of the chargesheet to understand how strong the case had…

The Hindu

Cancellation of POCSO case disappointing, say wrestlers

NEW DELHI: The protesting group of wrestlers, led by Olympians Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat and Sakshee Malikkh, are disappointed at the Delhi police recommendation to close the POCSO case against former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president, Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, but have ruled out immediate return to the protest…

The Times of India

IOA appoints RO, suggests July 4 as WFI election date

NEW DELHI: The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has set in motion the exercise to hold elections to the new executive council (EC) of the embattled Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) by appointing retired Jammu and Kashmir High Court Chief Justice, Mahesh Mittal Kumar, as the returning officer (RO). IOA has…

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IOA plans to hold WFI elections on July 4, appoints Retd. Justice Mahesh Mittal as returning officer

NEW DELHI: The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on Monday set the ball rolling for conducting Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) elections on July 4 by appointing former Jammu and Kashmir High Court Chief Justice Mahesh Mittal Kumar as the returning officer, who will decide which rival faction within the state…

The Times of India

Haryana farmers block Delhi-Chandigarh highway after mahapanchayat seeking MSP for sunflower seed

The “MSP Dilao, Kisan Bachao mahapanchayat”, called by Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) (Charuni), was held at a grain market in Pipli close to National Highway-44. After the mahapanchayat the farmers gathered on the highway, blocking it.

The Hindu

First step taken towards WFI elections, IOA ad-hoc panel gathers voters list

NEW DELHI: With the government setting a June 30 deadline for Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) elections, the IOA ad-hoc committee has taken the first step towards conducting the impending polls by gathering the voters list, which will be required to form the electoral college.

The Times of India

Delhi Police takes woman wrestler to WFI chief's office in national capital as part of probe

NEW DELHI: Stepping up its probe into sexual harassment allegations against the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief, the Delhi Police on Friday took a woman wrestler to his office here to recreate the sequence of events that led to the alleged crime.

The Times of India

How Sports Authority of India proposed, but never implemented, a code of conduct for male coaches

A few months ago, when the wrestlers’ protest against Wrestling Federation of India coach Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh was in full swing, the Sports Authority of India considered introducing a code of conduct for male coaches on how to train women athletes. This was part of a diploma course on…

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Filed false complaint against WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh due to anger over match: minor wrestler’s father

With the wrestlers having put their agitation on hold, the minor wrestler’s father who filed a police complaint against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, said he deliberately filed “a false case against him due to anger”.

The Hindu

Probe against WFI chief to be completed by June 15, Anurag Thakur assures wrestlers

NEW DELHI: In a significant development, the protesting wrestlers decided to temporarily suspend their protest for a week after the government requested them to await the completion of the police investigation into sexual harassment allegations against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief, Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, by June 15.

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Wrestlers suspend protest on Minister’s assurance

Meanwhile, both Sakshi Malik and Bajrang Punia asserted that their agitation was not yet over and they have suspended their protest only till June 15 as requested by the government.

The Hindu

Satisfactory that probe against Brij Bhushan Singh has begun: Sharad Pawar

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar on June 7 said it is a matter of satisfaction that an inquiry has begun against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, the Wrestling Federation of India chief who is facing sexual harassment allegations from some women wrestlers.

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Centre invites protesting wrestlers for talks

The government has invited wrestlers protesting against Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh for talks on their issues, days after they met Home Minister Amit Shah.

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Selection trials priority over WFI elections, says IOA president PT Usha

NEW DELHI: Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president PT Usha on Tuesday justified the delay in conducting the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) elections, stating that the selection trials for junior wrestlers took precedence for the national sports governing body.

The Conversation

Far-right Hindu nationalists are using digital propaganda to delegitimize India’s wrestler protests

For months now, Indian wrestling athletes, including Olympic medallists, have been leading protests in the capital of New Delhi. They are seeking the arrest of the Wrestling Federation of India’s president, Brij Bhushan Singh, who is facing allegations that he sexually harassed athletes.

The Times of India

Wrestlers Protest: Bajrang Punia, Sakshi Malik, Vinesh Phogat meet Amit Shah, share concerns

NEW DELHI: Olympian wrestlers Bajrang Punia, Sakshi Malik and Vinesh Phogat met Home Minister Amit Shah at his residence to discuss the matter related to their protest against the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) boss.

The Times of India

MP with heinous allegations against him safe under PM's protective shield: Rahul Gandhi on wrestlers' issue

NEW DELHI: The Congress slammed the Centre on Friday over "inaction" against outgoing Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, with Rahul Gandhi saying while daughters who won international medals are pleading for justice on the streets, a member of Parliament who has "heinous allegations" against him…

The Times of India

Permission denied for WFI chief Brij Bhushan's Ayodhya rally on June 5

AYODHYA (UP): The district administration has denied permission to BJP MP and Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, who has been accused of sexual harassment, to hold a rally here on June 5, an official said on Friday.

The Times of India

Want justice for wrestlers, but after due process of law: Union minister Anurag Thakur

NEW DELHI: Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur on Friday said everyone wants justice to be delivered to the wrestlers demanding action against outgoing Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, but it will happen only after following the due process of law.

The Hindu

In FIR, wrestlers narrate traumatic experiences of sexual harassment by WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh

While Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh remains defiant, the wrestlers, in the police FIR, have shared their ordeal of years of sexual harassment and how some were treated indifferently “for not supporting him”.

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