WFI Elections: Brij Bhushan Calls Meeting To Decide His Panel Ahead Of Final Nomination Filing Day

Outgoing Wrestling Federation of India president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh convened a meeting to nominate his panel, which will contest the upcoming WFI elections to elect the new office-bearers.

Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh and his son Karan are not part of the electoral college for the elections.

Source : PTI

Outgoing Wrestling Federation of India President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh called a meeting on Sunday to nominate his panel which will contest the upcoming WFI elections to choose the new office-bearers. The meeting focused on deciding the roles of his panel members in upcoming elections in the institute. Notably, Brij Bhushan and his son Karan are not part of the electoral college for the elections. However, the BJP leader's son-in-law Vishal Singh is a representative from Bihar in the polls and he is likely to contest for a top position, reported news agency PTI.

#WATCH | Delhi: Former WFI (Wrestling Federation of India) president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh called a meeting of his panel today for deciding the roles of his panel members in upcoming WFI elections. pic.twitter.com/1X86uwFDDV

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Outgoing WFI assistant secretary Vinod Tomar earlier confirmed that a meeting was scheduled by Brij Bhushan on July 30, without specifying the venue.

Tomar was quoted as saying by PTI: "Yes, the outgoing president has convened a meeting on Sunday. It has not been decided where the meeting will take place. The meeting will likely be attended by all those (state body officials) who support him (Brij Bhushan).”

He further said the presidents and secretaries of the various state associations were expected to come for the meeting to discuss the candidates for the elections. This comes as the last date for filing nominations for the August 12 elections is July 31.

Notably, Brij Bhushan is not eligible to contest as he has already completed 12 years as an office-bearer as it is the maximum term allowed as per the National Sports Code.

The Indian Olympic Association-constituted ad-hoc committee led by Bhupender Singh Bajwa is currently responsible for managing the day-to-day affairs of the WFI.

Punjab Wrestling Association secretary Ranbir Kundu earlier on Friday said that so far his state association had not received an invite from any quarter or candidate to attend their meeting.

He said, as quoted by PTI, "So far, we have not received any invite. We are not going to field any candidate in the upcoming elections for the top posts. However, we will vote for truth and the betterment of wrestling in the country.”

Meanwhile, Maharashtra and Tripura will not have any representatives at the elections as the Returning Officer deemed claims of both factions from the former "ineligible" while Tripura has remained disaffiliated since 2016, reported PTI.

The scrutiny of all the nominations will be conducted on August 2 and a final list of the candidates will be published on August 7.