Decision to suspend WFI not taken under any pressure: UP BJP chief

Sunday, 24 December 2023
Uttar Pradesh BJP chief defends the suspension of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) by the Union Sports Ministry, stating it followed due process. The WFI made a hasty announcement of organizing the U-15 and U-20 nationals without following due procedure and not giving sufficient notice to wrestlers. The WFI elections were won by Sanjay Singh, a loyalist of former president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, amidst protests by wrestlers who had levied sexual harassment allegations against Brij Bhushan.

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