After flak, WFI office moved out of Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh’s home

PTI

New Delhi, December 29

The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) today moved its office out of the residence of its former president and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, after the sports ministry had recently raised serious objections to it.

“The WFI will operate from a new address in New Delhi after vacating Brij Bhushan’s premises,” a source said.

The new WFI office is located in the Hari Nagar area of New Delhi.

The Ministry, while suspending the newly-formed WFI panel under president Sanjay Singh on December 24, three days after he was elected its head, had cited the office running from Brij Bhushan’s residence as one of the reasons for taking the stringent action.

“The business of the federation is being run from the premises controlled by former office bearers (Brij Bhushan) — which is also the alleged premises wherein sexual harassment of the players have been alleged and present(ly) the court is hearing the matter,” the Ministry had said in its letter.

The Ministry also said the new body was working under the “complete control of former (WFI) office-bearers”, which was not in conformity with the National Sports Code. Several top wrestlers, including Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malik and World Championship medallist Vinesh Phogat have levelled allegations of sexual harassment against Brij Bhushan and the case is being heard in the Delhi High Court.

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