The lengthy overdue WFI elections will lastly be held on July 4, PTI reported. The Indian Olympics Association (IOA) will conduct the elections on the Special General Meeting of the WFI. Former J&Ok HC Chief Justice Mahesh Mittal Kumar was appointed returning officer for Wrestling Federation of India elections. Earlier, the Sports Ministry had declared the proposed Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) elections on May 7 as “null and void”, following allegations of sexual harassment and intimidation from aggrieved wrestlers on outgoing WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.
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The Sports Ministry declared formation of a three-member ad-hoc committee following the IOA govt committee’s assembly on April 27. As per Ministry’s orders, IOA was instructed to take care of day-to-day affairs of WFI, conduct elections inside 45 days of formation of the ad-hoc committee and choose wrestlers for worldwide tournaments within the interim interval.
“IOA has to take steps ahead to conduct elections of the WFI Executive Committee and we’re happy to nominate you as a returning officer to conduct the elections of the WFI. You many think about appointing one assistant returning officer and different workers to help in conducting the elections,” the IOA wrote in its letter to justice Mittal Kumar.
“Elections are required to be carried out within the SGM of the WFI referred to as on 4th July and the schedule of the election can be required to be drawn accordingly.
“We sit up for your affirmation of acceptance and likewise clean conduct of elections of the WFI on July 4.”
Sources, nonetheless, mentioned Justice Mittal Kumar can resolve the date of the SGM and the elections on his personal and will probably be as much as him to carry the polls on July 4 or just a few days later.
