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<\/div>\nSports minister Anurag Thakur addressing media along with the protesting wrestlers (India Today photo)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\nBy Abhishek Anand<\/b><\/a>, Himanshu Mishra<\/b><\/a>: The wrestlers who have been protesting against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh said on Friday that they will call off their agitation. Further, Sports minister Anurag Thakur said the WFI president will step aside from his post until the probe into the allegations against him is completed. The investigation is expected to go on for four weeks. <\/p>\nAddressing a press conference late on Friday night, Anurag Thakur said he had been talking with the protesting wrestlers for seven hours. He said all of them have presented their allegations against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. <\/p>\n
ALSO READ | Wrestling federation to file FIR against protesting athletes for spreading ‘disinformation’: Sources<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n“We ensure that answers will be sought and action will be taken,” said the sports minister while announcing that an ‘oversight committee’ will be set up by the ministry to look into the case involving the WFI. <\/p>\n
The committee will complete their investigation in four weeks and till then, the WFI president will step aside from his day-to-day responsibilities while cooperating in the investigation. Sources told India Today that the wrestlers who have been protesting for days said they will not protest till the report by the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) comes out.<\/p>\n
Earlier, the IOA formed a seven-member committee to probe the allegations of sexual harassment against WFI president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. <\/p>\n
Bronze medalist Bajrang Punia said, “We are sure that there will be a fair a investigation. In the past too, the players have received threats from the WFI head.”<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nNew Delhi,<\/span>UPDATED: Jan 21, 2023 02:14 IST<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Sports minister Anurag Thakur addressing media along with the protesting wrestlers (India Today photo)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n By Abhishek Anand<\/b><\/a>, Himanshu Mishra<\/b><\/a>: The wrestlers who have been protesting against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh said on Friday that they will call off their agitation. Further, Sports minister Anurag Thakur said the WFI president will step aside from his post until the probe into the allegations against him is completed. The investigation is expected to go on for four weeks. <\/p>\n Addressing a press conference late on Friday night, Anurag Thakur said he had been talking with the protesting wrestlers for seven hours. He said all of them have presented their allegations against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. <\/p>\n ALSO READ | Wrestling federation to file FIR against protesting athletes for spreading ‘disinformation’: Sources<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n “We ensure that answers will be sought and action will be taken,” said the sports minister while announcing that an ‘oversight committee’ will be set up by the ministry to look into the case involving the WFI. <\/p>\n The committee will complete their investigation in four weeks and till then, the WFI president will step aside from his day-to-day responsibilities while cooperating in the investigation. Sources told India Today that the wrestlers who have been protesting for days said they will not protest till the report by the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) comes out.<\/p>\n Earlier, the IOA formed a seven-member committee to probe the allegations of sexual harassment against WFI president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. <\/p>\n Bronze medalist Bajrang Punia said, “We are sure that there will be a fair a investigation. In the past too, the players have received threats from the WFI head.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n