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Sexual harassment allegations against WFI chief: Chargesheet soon, want justice for wrestlers, says Anurag Thakur

IndiaTimes Friday, 2 June 2023
Denying allegations that action was not taken against WFI ex-chairman Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh for allegedly sexually harassing women wrestlers because he is a BJP MP, minister of sports and youth affairs Anurag Thakur said Friday the Centre favoured an early resolution of the row.
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