Ministry ‘upset’ as wrestlers increase doubts over probe panel | Extra sports activities Information – Occasions of India

NEW DELHI: A day after the federal government named a high-level probe panel to look into the allegations of wrestlers in opposition to the Wrestling Federation of India and its chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, the protesting grapplers launched a contemporary offensive on Tuesday by expressing dismay over the structure of the oversight committee and claimed it was fashioned with out holding consultations with them.
The latest signal of dissent by the wrestlers has left the sports activities ministry upset. Sources within the ministry claimed that three names for the panel had been advised by the wrestlers themselves in the course of the first spherical of debate with sports activities minister Anurag Thakur on Thursday evening.

‘Three names for panel had been advised by wrestlers themselves’
The names of committee chairperson MC Mary Kom, SAI’s former govt director (groups) Radhica Sreeman and ex-CEO Goal Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS), Cdr Rajesh Rajagopalan (Retd) had been advised by Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat and Sakshi Malik throughout their assembly with the minister on Thursday. As demanded by them, we duly included the names of those three people within the committee,” mentioned a supply. TOI tried reaching out to Bajrang and Sakshi for his or her feedback however calls to them went unanswered.
It has been discovered that the wrestlers weren’t proud of the selection of former wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt, who has been named within the five-member committee together with former badminton participant, Trupti Murgunde. Vinesh had, on the second day of protest, acknowledged that “Dutt was sitting within the lap of the WFI president” after she was informed that he had posted movies backing Singh.
Earlier within the day, the wrestlers alleged that the oversight committee was constituted with out consulting them. Vinesh, Bajrang, Sakshi and Sarita Mor all posted equivalent tweets.
“We had been assured that we are going to be consulted earlier than the formation of the oversight committee,” the wrestlers tweeted, tagging Prime Minister Narendra Modi, residence minister Amit Shah and Thakur.

Vinesh additionally posted two separate tweets, which learn, “Fact might be troubled however can’t be defeated” and “If the purpose is large then preserve your spirits excessive”.

It has been discovered that the oversight committee held a digital assembly on Tuesday and the primary merchandise on the agenda was to make sure the participation of the nation’s wrestlers on the Zagreb Open Rating Sequence match from February 1 to five.
TOI can also be in possession of a letter written by the United World Wrestling, the game’s world governing physique, extending its assist to the oversight committee in making certain the sleek participation of Indian wrestlers in worldwide competitions.
“UWW stays at disposal to help this committee almost about the situations and the administration of entries in worldwide competitions,” mentioned the letter signed by UWW president Nenad Lalovic.