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The Wrestl ing Federation of India (WFI) on Friday shifted its office out of former president and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh's residence. The development surfaced after the sports ministry raised severe objections regarding the newly elected body's operations.
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PTI reported on this development and quoted a source on condition of anonymity. The report further added that the new WFI office is located in the Hari Nagar area of New Delhi. The source was quoted saying, "The WFI will operate from a new address in New Delhi after vacating Brij Bhushan's premises."
The Sports ministry suspended the newly-formed WFI panel under President Sanjay Singh on December 24 just three days after the elections. Addressing its decision, the ministry cited the office running from Brij Bhushan's residence as one of the major reasons for its drastic step.
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The letter released by the Sports Ministry said, "The business of the federation is being run from the premises controlled by former office bearers (Brij Bhushan) -- which is also the alleged premises wherein sexual harassment of the players have been alleged and present(ly) the court is hearing the matter."
The ministry further added that the new WFI was in "complete control of former (WFI) office-bearers", which fails to align with the National Sports Code.
