United World Wrestling Takes Stand Against Detention of Wrestlers and Threatens Ban if Election Timeline is Not Met
The meeting between the protesting wrestlers and India's sports minister, Anurag Thakur, resulted in an agreement of sorts. The government has committed to completing the police investigation of the former head of the wrestling federation by June 15, which was one of the five demands made by the wrestlers. The other demands include holding elections to the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) by June 30, barring the former president and his associates from standing for elections, establishing an internal complaints committee within the WFI headed by a woman, and withdrawing all police cases against the protesting wrestlers. The wrestlers have agreed to put their protest on hold until June 15. Bajrang Punia , one of the prominent wrestlers, expressed satisfaction with the assurances received from the minister. He mentioned that the minister assured them that the police investigation would be completed by June 15, ensuring the safety of the protesting wre...