‘They didn’t even consult before forming it’: Top wrestlers unhappy with Sports Ministry’s new committee

‘They didn’t even consult before forming it’: Top wrestlers unhappy with Sports Ministry’s new committee

A day after the sports ministry formed an Oversight Committee, to probe allegations of sexual misconduct against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) officials and to run the day-to-day affairs of the body, top wrestlers including Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia tweeted that they were not consulted before forming the committee. Boxing great Mary Kom was … Read more

Wrestlers MeToo Protest: Congress says PM Modi should ‘break silence’

Wrestlers MeToo Protest: Congress says PM Modi should ‘break silence’

New Delhi: The Congress Thursday demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should break his “silence” on the sexual exploitation allegations against BJP MP and Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, and asked why resignations of those involved have not come in till now. The opposition party’s attack came after star wrestler Vinesh … Read more