Vinesh Phogat also returned the medal, when police stopped her, she left Arjun Award and Khel Ratna on the path of duty

Asian Games and Commonwealth Games gold medalist Vinesh Phogat has returned her awards in protest against the treatment of women wrestlers. When Vinesh Phogat headed towards the PM’s office to return her award to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, she was stopped by the police on the way of duty. Vinesh left her award duties behind and left for home. When Vinesh Phogat was going to PMO to return her award, the police stopped her. After this she left her award on the path of duty. Phogat had announced the withdrawal of the award three days ago.

Let us tell you that four days ago i.e. on 26th December, Vinesh Phogat had announced the return of her award. Vinesh Phogat had written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In which she wrote, “I am returning my Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna and Arjun Award. Many thanks to the Almighty for putting me in this situation.

It is noteworthy that the Union Sports Ministry has canceled the recognition of the new organization of the Indian Wrestling Federation. The ministry has also suspended the newly appointed president of WFI, Sanjay Singh. The new president Sanjay Singh had announced that the Under-15 and Under-19 matches would be held in Gonda, although the rules for the same were not followed. For this reason the Sports Ministry took this action. The Sports Ministry has also decided to cancel all decisions taken by newly appointed chairman Sanjay Singh. A Sports Ministry official said, “The new body did not follow the WFI constitution. We have not dismissed the federation but have suspended it till further orders. They just need to follow proper procedure and rules.”

Let us tell you that Sanjay Singh, who was elected President of WFI on Thursday, is considered close to former WFI President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. The wrestlers had raised objections after Sanjay Singh was elected president. The wrestlers said that he is close to Brijbhushan Sharan Singh and hence there is no hope of any improvement in the WFI. Soon after Singh became the president, wrestler Sakshi Malik, who won a medal in the Rio Olympics, had announced her retirement from the sport. At the same time, Bajrang Punia had also returned his Padma Shri.

Let us tell you that Sakshi decided to retire from wrestling soon after the decision of Indian Wrestling Association elections last week. A day later, Punia issued a statement on ‘X’ saying, “I am returning my Padshree honor to the Prime Minister. This is just my letter to say. This is my statement. In this letter, he told about everything from the protests against Brij Bhushan to the election victory of his close friend and the conversation with a government minister and his assurance. And in the end he talked about returning the padshree.

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

Punia returned Padmashree
Punia wrote, “Prime Minister, hope you will be healthy. You will be busy serving the country. Amidst your busy schedule, I want to draw your attention to the country’s wrestling. ”He wrote, ”You must be aware that in January this year, female wrestlers had made serious allegations of sexual harassment against Brij Bhushan Singh. I also joined his movement. The movement stopped when the government talked about concrete action. ,

Expressing his disappointment, the star wrestler wrote, “But no FIR was registered against Brij Bhushan for three months. We again started protesting on the streets in April so that the police would at least file an FIR against him. Punia wrote, “In January, the number of complaining women wrestlers was 19, which came down to seven by April. That is, in these three months, on the basis of his strength, Brij Bhushan defeated 12 women wrestlers in his fight for justice. ,

When Punia tried to reach Parliament to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and submit his letter protesting against Sanjay Singh’s election, Delhi Police officials stopped him on duty. When Punia was stopped by Delhi Police officials, he said, “No, I do not have any permission.” If you can hand over this letter to the Prime Minister then do so because I cannot go inside. I am neither protesting nor aggressive. ,

All three wrestlers opposed the elections
With tears in her eyes, Rio Olympic bronze medalist Sakshi Malik on Thursday placed her wrestling shoes on the table in protest against the victory of Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh’s confidant Sanjay Singh in the election for the post of Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president. Announced his retirement from wrestling. Sanjay, close to outgoing WFI president Brij Bhushan, became the WFI president in the elections held here on Thursday and his panel won 13 out of 15 posts.

Sakshi announced her retirement in a dramatic manner by placing her shoes on the table. With tears in Sakshi’s eyes, she said, “We fought with all our heart but when a man like Brij Bhushan, his business partner and close associate has been elected as the President of WFI, then I quit wrestling. After today you won’t see me on the mat. ,

Commonwealth Games gold medalist Sakshi, 31, said, “We wanted a woman president but it did not happen. “The highlight of Sakshi’s 13-year-old career was winning a bronze medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics. She has also won three Commonwealth Games medals in her career, including a gold medal at the 2022 edition. Apart from this, he also won four medals in the Asian Championship. She became the first female wrestler from India to win an Olympic medal.

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