New Delhi, Jan 7 (PTI) The Sports activities Ministry on Sunday mentioned the suspended Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) has no authority to conduct the Senior Nationwide Championships and any occasion staged by the physique might be thought-about “unsanctioned” and “unrecognised”.
Three days after the WFI held its polls final month, the Ministry had suspended the sports activities physique citing a number of violations of guidelines after which the Indian Olympic Affiliation (IOA) shaped a three-member ad-hoc panel to handle the federation’s day-to-day affairs.
Nonetheless, a defiant Sanjay Singh, President of the suspended WFI, mentioned that they are going to quickly organise the nationwide championships and insisted that they neither recognise the suspension of the newly-elected physique nor the ad-hoc panel.
“It has come to the discover of the Ministry that you’ve got issued a Round bearing No. WFI/Senior Nationwide/Maharashtra/2024 dated 06.01.2024 on the letterhead of the Wrestling Federation of India concerning conduct of Senior Nationwide Wrestling Championship 2023 at Pune (Maharashtra) from 29–31 January 2024,” Ministry mentioned in a letter.
“As per this Ministry’s order dated 24.12.2023, you haven’t any authority to subject such a Round or to make use of the letterhead of the Wrestling Federation of India whereby you declare affiliation of the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports activities.
“It’s essential to instantly stop and desist utilizing the letterhead of the Wrestling Federation of India for such prohibited functions and utilizing the identify, logos and insignia of the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports activities, Authorities of India in violation of the provisions of the Nationwide Sports activities Improvement Code of India, 2011(Sports activities Code) and the Emblems and Names (Prevention of Improper Use) Act, 1950.” Within the strongly-worded letter to Sanjay Singh, the Ministry additional mentioned that “any championships or competitions organized by you – the suspended Government Committee members of the WFI – might be handled as unsanctioned and unrecognized competitions.
“Certificates of participation and medals received in championships carried out by the WFI might be of no consequence and won’t be thought-about for eligibility underneath any scheme of the federal government or appointment to authorities jobs/to get admission in class and schools underneath sports activities quota, sports activities awards, and so on…
“Till additional orders, solely Nationwide Wrestling Championships for numerous age classes organized underneath the supervision of the IOA-appointed Advert hoc Committee for Wrestling might be handled as sanctioned and acknowledged championships for wrestling underneath the Sports activities Code and all authorities advantages will solely accrue to the sportspersons taking part in such Nationwide championships organized by the Advert hoc Committee.” The ad-hoc panel had introduced that it’ll host the senior nationwide championships in Jaipur from February 2-5.
Indian wrestling has witnessed unprecedented energy battle within the final one 12 months. In protest towards Sanjay, who’s an in depth aide of sexual harassment accused Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, Bajrang Punia returned his Padma Shri and Vinesh Phogat returned her Arjuna Award and Khel Ratna.
Sakshi Malik had give up wrestling the day Sanjay received the WFI president’s election.
“That is very optimistic transfer by ministry of sports activities , authorities of India. It is going to be nice milestone for all upcoming wrestlers,” mentioned Rohtash Singh, president of Harayana Amatuer Wrestling Affiliation, which is among the factions of the state federation. PTI AM ATK BS BS
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