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Wrestlers protesting against the Wrestling Federation of India’s president Brij Bhushan Singh should wait for the investigation to be completed, Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur said while asking the grapplers to trust Delhi Police and Supreme Court of India.
As per ANI report, Union Minister also said that while the investigation is being done, wrestlers should not do anything which harms the sport and its players.
“Under our government, the budget for sports has increased. Schemes and programmes like Khelo India, TOPS scheme have been introduced. A lot of money is being spent on players’ training. A lot of sports infrastructure is being developed. We want to do more for sports,” the minister told the mediapersons.
“We formed a committee after discussing with players. They did an impartial investigation, gave their report to the ministry. Delhi Police filed an FIR as well. The matter reached Supreme Court as well. SC heard the matter and asked them to go to Magistrate as well. The problems of wrestlers were heard with an open mind. We left no stone unturned. Throughout the nation’s history, whenever such allegations are raised, the investigation is done following which the government takes appropriate action,” added the minister.
Thakur said that wrestlers should wait for Delhi Police to conclude their investigation and to trust the Police, Supreme Court and the Sports Ministry.
“The wrestlers should wait for Delhi Police to conclude their investigation and not take any steps that may cause harm to the sport or aspiring wrestlers. They should trust the police, SC and the ministry while the investigation is being carried out. We all are in favour of the sport and sportspersons and want the impartial investigation to be done and action to be taken against the ones found guilty,” concluded the minister.
