Following the suspension of the newly elected body of Wrestling Federation of India by the Sports Ministry, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has appointed an Ad hoc committee to oversee and supervise WFI’s operations which include athlete selection, submitting entries for athletes to participate in international events, organizing sports activities, handling bank accounts, managing the website, and other related responsibilities.

Reiterating the Sports Ministry’s allegations, IOA President PT Usha stated in the order that WFI’s new president Sanjay Kumar Singh and officials of WFI have made arbitrary decisions in violation of their own constitutional provisions and against the principles of good governance espoused by IOC and further without following due process overturned the rulings of the IOA-appointed Ad hoc Committee. This not only highlights a governance gap within the Federation but also signifies a noticeable departure from established norms, it added.

The Ad hoc committee comprises of Bhupinder Singh Bajwa, IOA FC Member as Chairman and, MM Somaya and Manjusha Kanway as Members.

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