NEW DELHI: The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on Thursday formed a two-member ad-hoc committee, consisting of its executive council (EC) member Bhupender Singh Bajwa and sportsperson of outstanding merit (SOM), Suma Shirur, to run the day-to-day affairs of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI). The committee will also hold elections to IOA’s new executive committee (EC) following the charges of sexual harassment against the wrestling body’s underfire chief, Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, by the country’s top female wrestlers.
IOA will also appoint a retired High Court judge to assist the committee for fair and transparent election. The transitory body will be responsible for managing the affairs of the federation, including selection and participation of sportspersons in international events. The wrestling federation’s earlier proposed election on May 7 was declared null and void by the sports ministry earlier this week after wrestlers led by Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat and Sakshi Malik sat on dharna at Jantar Mantar here demanding filing of an FIR against Singh and his arrest by Delhi police.
