Indian Olympic Association has formed a committee to probe Vinesh Phogat's allegations of sexual harassment against Wrestling Federation of India president and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.
Phogat said FIR will be filed if appropriate action is not taken on their charges. 'If action is not taken, FIR will be lodged by 5-6 girls,' she said.
Protesting wrestlers upset with Brij Bhushan Singh's monopoly over the sport. He is currently in his 3rd tenure as president of Wrestling Federation of India — elected unopposed.
The Ministry has stated that if WFI fails to furnish a reply within the next 72hrs, it will initiate action against the federation under provisions of the National Sports Development Code, 2011.
In another wrestling match, Anshu Malik bowed out of the women's freestyle 57kg competition after losing her repechage round 1-5 to Russia's Valeria Koblova.
In a tweet, Vinesh Phogat asks sports personalities to maintain respect in field of politics. Twitter users speculate it's a possible jibe at cousin Babita Phogat for her views on farmers' protests.
Set up by Lal bahadur Shastri, the Santhanam Committee's key concern was that corruption, once limited to the lower rungs of the bureaucracy, had now infected the All India Services and political leadership.
In the latest budget, the FDI limit was increased to 100 percent, but most foreign companies are not buying such large stakes in the Indian insurance sector.
Modi government had also made numerous efforts to establish peace with Pakistan but has now adopted a different path, militarily, to establish peace, adds defence minister.
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