The Brij Bhushan camp claims to have the assist of twenty-two of the 25 state models and, after submitting nominations, expressed ‘confidence’ of successful all 15 posts through the WFI elections on August 12.
Four candidates, together with outgoing Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh’s shut aide Sanjay Kumar Singh from UP, filed nominations for the submit of president amid fanfare on the Olympic Bhawan in Delhi on Monday.
Darshan Lal from the Chandigarh wrestling physique filed his nomination for the submit of normal secretary, whereas SP Deswal from Uttarakhand filed his nomination for the submit of treasurer from the Brij Bhushan camp. The Brij Bhushan camp claims to have the assist of twenty-two of the 25 state models and, after submitting nominations, expressed “confidence” of successful all 15 posts through the WFI elections on August 12.
On a day of hectic exercise on the Olympic Bhawan, a convoy of nominees and supporters from the Brij Bhushan camp arrived with the “blessings” of the BJP chief, and after intensive paperwork, filed their nominations earlier than former J&Okay High Court Chief Justice Mahesh Mittal Kumar, the Returning Office appointed for the elections. The final date for withdrawing nominations is August 7.
“There are four candidates for the post of president, three for senior vice-president, six for vice-president, three for the post of general secretary, two for treasurer, three for joint secretary and nine for executive members’ post. Against 15 posts, 30 persons have applied,” mentioned Justice Kumar.
“Tomorrow, we will display the list of all the candidates whose nomination papers are found to be in order. It will be put up on the (WFI) website tomorrow. One lady is there (for the post of president),” he added. The solely girl candidate on the WFI govt committee members’ listing is Anita Sheoran, representing Odisha. Sheoran was one of many witnesses in the alleged sexual harassment case towards Brij Bhushan.
The Brij Bhushan camp has filed a complete of 18 nominations for 15 posts, whereas candidates from the rival camps left with out disclosing which posts they have been submitting their nominations for. The Brij Bhushan camp nominees and supporters have been the primary to reach on the Olympic Bhawan previous midday, after the BJP chief held one other spherical of assembly at a five-star lodge earlier than the convoy left to file nominations.
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With lower than 45 minutes left for the nominations to shut — and after the Brij Bhushan camp had accomplished their formalities — a bunch that included Sheoran, Railways Sports Promotion Board (RSPB) secretary Prem Chand Lochab (Gujarat consultant), Dushyant Sharma (J&Okay unit) and some others arrived and left after submitting their nominations with out talking to the media.
Brij Bhushan, towards whom the nation’s six prime wrestlers together with Olympic medallists Bajrang Punia, Sakshi Malik and Asian Games gold medallist Vinesh Phogat had levelled expenses of sexual harassment and sat in protest at Jantar Mantar, is ineligible to contest as he has accomplished 12 years as head of the federation — the utmost interval allowed as per the National Sports Code.
