{"id":279545,"date":"2023-01-21T03:08:58","date_gmt":"2023-01-21T03:08:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2023\/01\/21\/wfi-president-brij-bhushan-singh-to-be-investigated-over-allegations-of-sexual-harassment-anurag-thakur\/"},"modified":"2023-01-21T03:08:58","modified_gmt":"2023-01-21T03:08:58","slug":"wfi-president-brij-bhushan-singh-to-be-investigated-over-allegations-of-sexual-harassment-anurag-thakur","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2023\/01\/21\/wfi-president-brij-bhushan-singh-to-be-investigated-over-allegations-of-sexual-harassment-anurag-thakur\/","title":{"rendered":"WFI president Brij Bhushan Singh to be investigated over allegations of sexual harassment: Anurag Thakur"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><h2 class=\"jsx-99cc083358cc2e2d\">The Indian wrestlers have called off their three-day protest after Sports Minister Anurag Thakur gave assurances that the WFI chief will step down and an investigation will be conducted against him. <\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"jsx-99cc083358cc2e2d Story_profile__pic__ASpda\"><a title=\"India Today Web Desk\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatoday.in\/author\/india-today-web-desk\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"jsx-99cc083358cc2e2d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" type=\"author_small\" alt=\"India Today Web Desk\" title=\"India Today Web Desk\" src=\"https:\/\/akm-img-a-in.tosshub.com\/indiatoday\/images\/reporter\/202105\/india_today-1200x768.png?VersionId=T_nem13aZnO3kckGUdUvsTnM19XsgtT0&amp;size=50:50\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" class=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-99cc083358cc2e2d Story_profile__details__wyZj7\">\n<p><span class=\"jsx-99cc083358cc2e2d Story_stryloction__IUgpi\">New Delhi<!-- -->,<\/span><span class=\"jsx-99cc083358cc2e2d strydate\">UPDATED:<!-- --> <!-- -->Jan 21, 2023 08:47 IST<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"Story_associate__image__bYOH_ topImage\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/akm-img-a-in.tosshub.com\/indiatoday\/images\/story\/202301\/brij_bhushan_singh_pti_1-sixteen_nine.jpg?VersionId=B.wUwI9iU3800vJg8JZAteyJxrBfyyVl&amp;size=690:388\" width=\"690\" alt=\"\" title=\"Brij Bhushan Singh has been asked to step aside pending investigation, confirmed Anurag Thakur. (PTI Photo)\" height=\"388\" class=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Brij Bhushan Singh has been asked to step aside pending investigation, confirmed Anurag Thakur. (PTI Photo)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><a title=\"India Today Web Desk\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatoday.in\/author\/india-today-web-desk\"><b>By India Today Web Desk<\/b><\/a>: The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatoday.in\/sports\/other-sports\/video\/protesting-wrestlers-file-written-complaint-to-ioa-against-wfi-chief-2324122-2023-01-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">aggrieved Indian wrestlers<\/a> called off their protest late on Friday night, 20 January, after getting assurances from the government that their grievances against the Wrestling Federation of India President and the other members of the management would be addressed. Sports Minister Anurag Thakur assured that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatoday.in\/sports\/other-sports\/story\/wrestlers-allege-discrimination-with-other-state-players-in-haryana-camps-support-brij-bhushan-for-dismantling-it-2324317-2023-01-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WFI president Brij Bhushan Singh<\/a> would step down, pending investigation which was a major step forward for the grapplers protesting in Jantar Mantar since January 18.<\/p>\n<p>The wrestlers, including Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia, Sakshi Malik and Ravi Dahiya, decided to end their protest after a breakthrough was achieved during a marathon second round of talks with Anurag Thakur.<\/p>\n<p><iframe allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"352\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/6w3m5nmFagK3jLbZGa3uYU?utm_source=generator\" style=\"border-radius:12px\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The ministry has decided to form an oversight committee which will investigate the allegations of sexual harassment of women wresters by the WFI president. Decorated wrestlers Anshu and Sakshi Malik, along with Vinesh Phogat gave multiple accounts of the issues against WFI, stating that if needed they can provide proof against the perpetrators. The committee is expected to be formed on Saturday, 21 January.<\/p>\n<p>Making the announcement, Thakur said the committee will submit its report in one month&#8217;s time.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It has been decided that an oversight committee will be formed, names for which will be announced tomorrow. The committee will complete its investigation within four weeks. It will thoroughly probe all the allegations be it financial or sexual harassment that have been levelled against WFI and its chief,&#8221; Thakur said after the second round of meeting lasted close to five hours.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Till the investigation is over, he (Singh) will step aside and co-operate with the investigation and the oversight committee will run the day-to-day affairs of WFI,&#8221; Thakur added.<\/p>\n<p>Neither the sports minister nor the wrestlers took questions from media.<\/p>\n<p>The wrestlers had earlier in the day said that they would lodge multiple FIRs against the WFI chief, but did not do so eventually.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-99cc083358cc2e2d Story_authors__container__i9YKo\">\n<div class=\"jsx-99cc083358cc2e2d Story_authors__by__MnMLD\">\n<p>Edited By: <\/p>\n<p>Kingshuk Kusari<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-99cc083358cc2e2d Story_published__on___89yu\">\n<p>Published On: <\/p>\n<p>Jan 21, 2023<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatoday.in\/sports\/other-sports\/story\/indian-wrestllers-protest-against-wfi-president-brij-bhushan-singh-anurag-thakur-2324412-2023-01-21?utm_source=rss\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] The Indian wrestlers have called off their three-day protest after Sports Minister Anurag Thakur gave assurances that the WFI chief will step down and an investigation will be conducted against him. New Delhi,UPDATED: Jan 21, 2023 08:47 IST Brij Bhushan Singh has been asked to step aside pending investigation, confirmed Anurag Thakur. 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