Wrestlers vs WFI Live: Mary Kom-led Oversight Committee to look after day-to-day working of WFI

India's ace wrestlers Sakshi Malik, Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat and Sarita Mor on Tuesday expressed their disappointment over not being consulted before the Oversight Committee was formed and said that they were assured that they would be consulted before the formation.

Who is Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh - the controversial head of WFI and 6-term MP?

The other members of the IOA committee are two advocates -- Talish Ray and Shlok Chandra -- besides former shuttler and IOA joint secretary Alaknanda Ashok, who is its vice chairperson

Besides Mary Kom and Yogeshwar Dutt, the IOA panel includes archer Dola Banerjee and Indian Weightlifting Federation (IWLF) president and IOA treasurer Sahdev Yadav

Both Mary Kom and Yogeshwar are also part of the the seven-member committee formed by the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) to probe the allegations of sexual harassment and corruption against the WFI chief

"In the next one month, this committee will probe into the sexual allegations and other charges after talking to all parties and submit its report. Till then all the day-to-day decisions and workings of WFI will be taken care of by this committee," Anurag Thakur said

The ministry on Saturday also suspended WFI's assistant secretary Vinod Tomar, a fallout of the grapplers' allegations of sexual harassment and corruption against WFI's chief

Earlier on Sunday, the Wrestling Federation of India's (WFI) emergency general council meeting was called off after the sports ministry directed it to suspend all ongoing activities

The government-appointed Committee will also run the day-to-day affairs of WFI for the next one month

Boxing great MC Mary Kom will lead a five-member Oversight Committee that will probe sexual harassment charges against Wrestling Federation of India president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.

Anurag Thakur had decided to form the Committee on Saturday following a three-day sit-in protest by some of the country's top wrestlers including Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia, Sakshi Malik and Ravi Dahiya against WFI and Singh

Sports minister Anurag Thakur forms Oversight Committee

Former boxer MC Mary Kom to head 5-member Oversight Committee

Members of the committee - MC Mary Kom, Yogeshwar Dutt, Trupti Murgunde, Ex CEO TOPS Rajesh Rajagopalan and former SAI teams division head Radhica Shreeman.

JUST IN - Sports ministry announces the names of the members of the Oversight Committee, who will probe sexual harassment charges against WFI president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh

Hours after the emergency general council meeting of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) was called off, its president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, in a tweet, requested people not to put objectionable slogans or hashtags on social media that harm the dignity of political parties or communities, among others.

Senior Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Sunday said he is contemplating filing a defamation case against WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh for allegedly dragging him and his son Deepender Hooda in the row over sexual harassment charges against Singh.

Anurag Thakur on the role of oversight committee

Government's oversight committee

The oversight committee, whose members' names are to be announced today, will have the powers to take all decisions on matters concerning Indian wrestling. The committee will be probing the allegations of sexual harassment and corruption against WFI president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.

Wrestling president Sharan at Nandini Nagar event

While the Sports ministry has directed federation president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh to stay away from the day-to-day affairs of the WFI, he was present during the wrestling event in Nandini Nagar on Saturday.

Accused of sexual harassment by a group of Olympians and international wrestlers, Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh has been asked to stay away from the affairs of the federation for four weeks, till an Indian Olympic Association (IOA) panel probes and submits its report about allegations against him.

WFI's assistant secretary suspension

On Saturday, WFI assistant secretary Vinod Tomar was suspended to ensure proper functioning of the federation. "The Ministry has taken note of the reports about the functioning of the WFI, including the role of Shri Vinod Tomar and, has the reasons to believe that his continued presence will be detrimental to the development of this high-priority discipline," the Sports Ministry said in the letter. The aggrieved wrestlers had alleged that Tomar took bribes from athletes and was involved in financial corruption, helping him to build property worth crores.

The Wrestling Federation of India's emergency general council meeting, scheduled for Sunday, was called off after the Sports Ministry directed it to suspend all ongoing activities owing to the various allegations against the sports body and its president. The ministry Saturday said it has directed the WFI to suspend "all ongoing activities with immediate effect", including the Ranking Tournament in Gonda, UP, the federation president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh's stronghold.

Sports Ministry to announce names of oversight committee members today

The Sports Ministry is expected to announce the names of its oversight committee members, who will probe the allegations of sexual harassment and corruption against Wrestling Federation of India president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, today. The tussle between the agitating grapplers and the WFI ended for the time being after the athletes called off their protest late on Friday night following assurances from the government. After a marathon meeting on Friday, Sports Minister Anurag Thakur said that the government has decided to form an oversight committee to probe the charges levelled by some of the country's top wrestlers, including Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia, Sakshi Malik and Ravi Dahiya. The committee will also oversee the day-to-day affairs of the federation.

Wrestling Federation of India's emergency general council meeting in Ayodhya called off - PTI

The sports ministry on Saturday decided to suspend all activities of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) until the Oversight Committee is formally appointed and takes over the day-to-day activities of the federation.

UPDATE: GoI has decided to suspend all activities of WFI until the Oversight Committee is formally appointed & takes over the day-to-day activities of WFI. This includes the suspension of ongoing ranking competition & return of entry fees taken from participants for any ongoing activities, reports ANI.

The union ministry of sports announced the suspension of Vinod Tomar, assistant secretary of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) on Saturday.

Vinod Tomar reacts after his suspension

"I did not know about this. I only learned through a call from ANI that I have been suspended. I did not get any prior information regarding this. I have not done anything wrong," Vinod Tomar, told ANI on Saturday.

Earlier on Friday, under-fire Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh termed the protest by the country's top grapplers "dharna of Shaheen Bagh" and reiterated that he won't quit from the post.

Who is Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh - the controversial head of WFI and 6-term MP?

Earlier in the day, the WFI rejected all the allegations, including that of sexual harassment against its president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, and claimed that the wrestlers' protest was motivated by a "hidden agenda to dislodge the current management".

The tussle between the agitating grapplers and the WFI ended for the time being after the athletes called off their protest late on Friday night following assurances from the government, the first step of which was the temporary sidelining of Singh.

The Sports Ministry will announce the names of its oversight committee members, who will probe the allegations of sexual harassment and corruption against Wrestling Federation of India president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, on Sunday, ministry sources said.

Sports Ministry suspends Vinod Tomar, assistant secretary of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), reports ANI.

The WFI in its letter also said that the federation is ready to cooperate with the government and will provide all the necessary information the ministry seeks.

"The protesting wrestlers are accountable to explain for themselves, to the public as well as the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, particularly when mostly the protestors are seen coming together from a particulars region/state of Haryana," the federation wrote.

"The wrestlers are feeling "cheated" and could resume their protest till Brij Bhushan is sacked. They are also unhappy that the national trials are continuing in Lucknow without them," reports IANS quoting sources.

IOA panel to send report in 8-10 days to PM, MHA: Yogeshwar Dutt

Former Indian wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt, a part of the Indian Olympic Association's (IOA) seven-member committee to probe the wrestlers' allegations of sexual harassment against WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, said that the panel will prepare a report within eight to ten days, which will then be submitted to the sports ministry, home ministry and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The government decided to form an oversight committee which will investigate the allegations of sexual harassment of women wresters by the WFI president. The committee, members of which are yet to be named, will also oversee the day-to-day affairs of the federation.

Earlier late last night, the wrestlers called off their three-day long sit-in protest at Jantar Mantar after a breakthrough was achieved during a marathon second round of talks with union sports minister Anurag Thakur.

The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) has rejected all the allegations, including that of sexual harassment against its president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, saying "there is no scope for arbitrariness and mismanagement " in the sports body.

Protesters have acted more in personal interest or under undue pressure to malign and defame present sitting management of WFI: Federation

Protest has some personal as well as hidden agenda to dislodge current management of WFI: Federation

Breaking: There is no scope for arbitrariness and mismanagement in WFI by any one individually including president: WFI to Sports Ministry, reports PTI