Harassment case no bar for Bhushan camp to contest for WFI prez post

NT Correspondent

New Delhi: He may be facing a case of sexual harassment of women wrestlers but that has not deterred outgoing Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh from putting up his close aide Sanjay Singh from UP for the post of WFI president!

Not stopping at this, Darshan Lal from the Chandigarh wrestling body filed his nomination for the post of general secretary, while SP Deswal from Uttara - khand filed his nomination for the post of treasurer from the Brij Bhushan camp.

The Brij Bhushan camp claims to have the support of 22 of the 25 state units and, after filing their nominations, expressed "confidence" of winning all 15 posts during the WFI elections on August 12.

A convoy of nominees and supporters from the Brij Bhushan camp arrived with the "blessings" of the BJP leader, and filed their nominations.

The only lady candidate on the WFI executive committee members' list is Anita Sheoran representing Odisha. Sheoran was one of the witnesses in the alleged sexual harassment case against Brij Bhushan.

The Brij Bhushan camp has filed a total of 18 nominations for 15 WFI posts. In the morning, Brij Bhushan reiterated that no member of his family will contest the WFI polls.