The Wrestlers vs WFI conflict continues. Eminent wrestler Vinesh Phogat has left her Arjuna, Khel Ratna Awards gold awards on the pavement of Kartavya Path pavement after being stopped from meeting PM Modi. The Commonwealth and Asian Games gold medallist wrote to the PMO about the new WFI President Election.
The new WFI President, Sanjay Singh is a close abide of ex chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh on whom numerous sexual allegations were raised by female wrestlers for harassment.
यह दिन किसी खिलाड़ी के जीवन में न आए। देश की महिला पहलवान सबसे बुरे दौर से गुज़र रही हैं। #vineshphogat pic.twitter.com/bT3pQngUuI
— Bajrang Punia (@BajrangPunia) December 30, 2023
Vinesh Phogat follows the footsteps of fellow wrestler Bajrang Punia who in a similar way left his Padma Shri on the Kartavya Path pavement. The move comes after the protesting wrestlers were left dissatisfied on the WFI Elections.
After the new WFI Elections, Sanjay Singh has been named as the new President of WFI. Singh however is a close ally of ex chief Brij Bhushan Sarann Singh against whom several wrestlers complained of sexual harassment allegations.
With WFI elections done, is it the right time for protesting wrestlers to move on?
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Following Sanjay Singh’s election as chief of WFI, Sakshi Malik quit the sports. Continuing her protest against the WFI, Vinesh Phogat wrote an open later to the PMO.
“I was awarded the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna and Arjuna Award, but they hold no meaning in my life anymore. Every woman wants to live life with respect. Therefore, Prime Minister, I want to return my Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna and Arjuna Award to you so that these awards don’t become a burden on us in the path of living with honor,” Vinesh wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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