Wrestling body chief says he will not resign, claims Congress and industrialists behind protest

Wrestling Federation of India President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh on Saturday said that he will not resign from his post even though two first information reports have been filed against him for allegedly sexually harassing several sportswomen, reported ANI.

“Resignation is not a big deal but I am not a criminal,” Singh said. “If I resign, it will mean that I have accepted their [wrestlers] allegations. My tenure [as WFI president] is almost over. Government has formed a three-member committee and elections will be held in 45 days and my term will end after the elections.”

Since April 23, Olympic medal winners Sakshi Malik and Bajrang Punia and Commonwealth Games gold medal winner Vinesh Phogat are among several athletes who have been protesting at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar seeking action against Singh.

The Delhi Police filed two first information reports against the federation chief on Friday, roughly four months after the wrestlers first went public with the charges and hours after the Supreme Court heard the case. However, the athletes have said that they would continue their agitation until he was arrested.

Singh, a six-time Bharatiya Janata Party MP from Uttar Pradesh’s Kaiserganj, told reporters on Saturday that he is ready to cooperate with the investigating agencies but everyday the wrestlers are coming...

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