New Delhi. Sakshi Malik announced her retirement in a press conference after Sanjay Singh, a close aide of Brijbhushan Sharan Singh, who was surrounded by sexual harassment allegations, was elected the President of the Indian Wrestling Federation. When the media questioned Brij Bhushan about his announcement, he refused to say anything. He bluntly said that I have nothing to say about this.
#WATCH , Delhi: On wrestler Sakshi Malik’s statement to quit wrestling, former WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh says “I have nothing to do with this…” pic.twitter.com/aZHfKQZCZA
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Let us tell you that Sakshi Malik and other women wrestlers had accused former President of the Indian Wrestling Federation and BJP MP from Kaiserganj Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh of sexual exploitation. But, Brij Bhushan had completely rejected these allegations and called them motivated by political malice, after which the women wrestlers had filed a complaint against Brij Bhushan with the Delhi Police, but when the police started showing tantrums in filing the complaint, the wrestlers approached the court, where the court reprimanded the police and directed them to file a complaint against Brij Bhushan. Not only this, later this matter also reached the notice of the Sports Ministry, where a committee was formed to investigate it, but unfortunately, even after the stipulated time, the committee did not do anything in the name of investigation, on which the wrestlers Also expressed his displeasure.
After this, the wrestlers also met Sports Minister Anurag Thakur regarding this matter, but unfortunately this meeting also had no effect. Well, after being surrounded by allegations of sexual exploitation, Brij Bhushan had to resign from the post of President of the Indian Wrestling Federation, after which its command went to his close friend Sanjay Singh. Let us tell you that the election process had taken place 9 months ago i.e. in July, but it was put on hold, after which the matter reached the Punjab-Haryana High Court, where the court lifted the stay on the elections.