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The marathon assembly started round 10 pm on Thursday, the second day of the wrestlers’ protest in opposition to wrestling federation president. The wrestlers left Thakur’s residence at 1:45 am and didn’t communicate to the reporters ready exterior. The wrestlers will meet the sports activities minister once more on Friday, in line with authorities officers.

Olympic medallists Bajrang Punia, Ravi Dahiya, Sakshi Malik and world championship medallist Vinesh Phogat had been a part of the assembly. Thakur flew to Delhi from Himachal Pradesh after an earlier assembly between authorities officers and the protesting wrestlers remained inconclusive.

The ministry can not power Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh to resign until it receives a written reply from the WFI because the authorities itself has requested the wrestling physique for an evidence.

The WFI is but to answer the Sports Ministry, which on Wednesday gave the wrestling physique 72 hours to answer allegations of sexual harassment of a number of lady athletes and intimidation by its president.

According to sources, the federal government desires the wrestlers to finish their protest however the athletes are adamant that the WFI must be disbanded first. “The government can resolve other issues later. We are fine with that, but it must disband the WFI first,” information company PTI quoted a supply near the wrestlers as saying.

A group of wrestlers, together with Bajrang, Vinesh, Anshu Malik, Sakshi and her husband Satyawrat Kadiyan met authorities officers earlier on Thursday and mentioned their points with Sports Secretary Sujata Chaturvedi and Sports Authority of India Director General Sandip Pradhan.

During the hour-long assembly, the wrestlers had been requested to finish their protest and guaranteed that their grievances will likely be addressed. Former wrestler and BJP chief Babita Phogat was additionally a part of the assembly to interrupt the impasse.

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