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Haryana’s wrestling body suspends three top district officials

The Haryana Amateur Wrestling Association has suspended the secretaries of three recognized district units for their alleged involvement in the protest against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh in Delhi. Rohtash Singh, president of the Haryana Amateur Wrestling Association, issued a letter suspending Virender Singh Dalal of Jhajjar, Sanjay Singh Malik of Hisar and Jai Bhagwan of Mewat, terming their alleged involvement in the ongoing protest in the national capital as ‘unethical’. Gave.

Rohtash said that “all three are still continuing their activities with the protesters which is totally unethical and against the objectives and rules of WFI as well as Haryana Amateur Wrestling Federation”. brought to light the differences that have arisen within the federation which is affiliated to the WFI. Its general secretary Rakesh Singh termed the suspension of district officials as a wrong step. Rakesh claimed that the Speaker had no power to suspend him.

He said the circumstances under which they (three district officials) have been suspended are wrong and misleading. Rohtash also issued another order banning Ajay Singh Dhanda and Jai Bhagwan Lathar, managers of Shaheed Bhagat Singh Wrestling Academy in Mirchpur village of Hisar district. The chairman said the academy and both the managers have been banned with immediate effect for allegedly participating in anti-state union and anti-WFI activities.

Several wrestlers have been protesting at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar since April 23 alleging sexual harassment against WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, a Bharatiya Janata Party MP from Uttar Pradesh. The protesters are demanding criminal action against Brij Bhushan for alleged sexual harassment and intimidation of seven women wrestlers, including a minor. The Delhi Police had registered two FIRs against the WFI President on April 28. The wrestlers, however, have demanded his arrest.

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