The Sports Ministry of India has demanded a response from the Wrestling Federation of India over sexual harassment allegations inside 72 hours, following the protest of a few of India’s high wrestlers.

A press launch learn “Taking cognizance of the protest staged by wrestlers, together with Olympic and CWG medalists, in Delhi at the moment and a press convention through which wrestlers have levelled critical expenses of sexual harassment of ladies wrestlers by the President and coaches of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) and of mismanagement within the functioning of the federation, the Sports Ministry has sought a proof from WFI and directed it to furnish a reply inside the subsequent 72 hours on the allegations made.”

The Ministry also stated that “since the matter pertains to the well-being of athletes, the Ministry has taken a very serious view of the matter.”

If the WFI fails to supply a reply inside the stipulated time, the Sports Ministry acknowledged that it’s going to proceed to provoke motion towards the federation in accordance with the provisions of the National Sports Development Code, 2011.

The Ministry additionally talked about that the nationwide wrestling camp scheduled to start on the 18th of January was cancelled.

“Further, the Women National Wrestling Coaching camp, which was on account of begin in Sports Authority of India’s National Centre of Excellence (NCOE) in Lucknow from January 18, 2023 with 41 wrestlers and 13 coaches and help employees, has been cancelled. The Executive Director of NCOE Lucknow has been directed to supply all amenities to nationwide campers who’ve already reported and prone to report, until the campers depart from the centre. Necessary data concerning the cancellation of the National Coaching Camp has additionally been despatched to all campers.”

World Championship medallist and wrestler par excellence Vinesh Phogat alleged that the president of WFI, Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, has been sexually exploiting women wrestlers for many years and sought the intervention of the Prime Minister and Home Minister for his removal.

Phogat clarified that she herself has not faced such exploitation but claimed that she had received death threats at the behest of WFI President.

“I know at least 10-12 women wrestlers who have told me about the sexual exploitation they faced at the hands of (the) WFI President. They told me their stories. I can’t take their names now but I can definitely reveal the names if we get to meet the Prime Minister and the Home Minister of the country,” Phogat mentioned on the presser on the gathering in entrance of Jantar Mantar.

WFI President, Singh vehemently denied the allegations levelled towards him, occurring to say that there was no fact in wrestlers’ allegations towards him and that he was able to be hanged even when one sexual harassment case was proved.

The Delhi Commission for Women despatched out a notification to the Sports Ministry and the WFI concerning the identical allegations made by the wrestler.

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