Notably, these wrestlers were at the forefront of the wrestlers’ protest against former WFI President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. After Singh’s tenure, Sanjay Singh became the head of the wrestling federation. He is considered close to Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.
Punia and others have said that the WFI has been suspended by the sports ministry and, therefore, has no power to invite wrestlers for the trials.
The plea argues that an ad-hoc committee was constituted by the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) to manage the affairs of the WFI and that even though the WFI is aware of its illegal status, it issued the notice for the selection trials.
“It is submitted that unless Respondent No.2 (WFI) is specifically restrained from conducting such events or issuing any such circulars it will continue to mislead, manipulate, influence, threaten and create undue and unnecessary adversities for the wrestling sportspersons,” the plea argued.
Source: Barandbench
