'Dabdaba tha, dabdaba rahega': Brij Bhushan after aide Sanjay elected WFI chief

Following the win of his aide Sanjay Singh in the Wrestling Federation of India WFI elections the former president of the federation Brij Bhushan Singh said on Thursday that it is the victory of wrestlers across the country and added dabdabaa tha dabdabba rahegaa dominance was there dominance will stay Former WFI chief Brij Bhushans aide Singh on Thursday elected as the new president of the wrestling bodyThis is not my personal victory this is the victory of the wrestlers of the country All wrestling activities were stopped for 11 months I hope that after the formation of the new federation wrestling events will resume which were paused for the past 11 months Brij Bhushan told the mediaWATCH Newly elected president of the Wrestling Federation of India Sanjay Singh arrives at the residence of former WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh Former WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh says This is not my personal victory this is the victory of the wrestlers ofhellip pictwittercomJaIJ6XLz1Gmdash ANI ANI December 21 2023A message has been given Every akhaada in the country is bursting firecrackers Dabdabaa tha dabdabaa rahega I want to give the credit of victory to the wrestlers of the country and the electors I want to thank the government as well The elections were done on instructions of the Supreme Court and the Centre had submitted the PIL for this Elections were held by the Punjab and Haryana High Court and the Centre went ahead to make sure elections happened and a nonpartisan person was chosen as president This grahan of 11 months on wrestling is over Within 10 days the landscape of wrestling will change again and we will perform in the Olympics the way people want us to concluded Brij BhushanAlso Read Full details of Delhi Polices 1000page chargesheet against Brij Bhushan Sharan SinghDistraught and emotional Sakshi Malik broke down as she left the venue after addressing a press conference in the national capitalWe have made demands for a woman president If the president would be a woman harassment would not happen But there was no participation of women earlier and today you can see the list not even a single woman was given a position We had fought with complete strength but this fight will continue The wrestlers of the new generation have to fight pictwittercomyyO4lG59rLmdash Sakshee Malikkh SakshiMalik December 21 2023The WFI polls were held on Thursday after several postponements earlier in the year The vote took place earlier in the day in New Delhi and the counting began soon afterA panel of Sanjay Singh won the WFI polls by 40 votes while the other panel got 7 votesNational Camps for wrestling will be organised Wrestlers who want to do politics can do politics those who want to do wrestling will do wrestling Singh told the reportersSanjay served on the WFIs previous executive council Since 2019 he has also served as the national federations joint secretaryWATCH Delhi Wrestler Sakshi Malik breaks down as she leaves after addressing a press conference Former WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singhs aide Sanjay Singh has been elected as the new president of the Wrestling Federation of India pictwittercomRc85nAkvgymdash ANI ANI December 21 2023The WFI polls were originally slated to be held on August 12 However the Punjab and Haryana High Court while holding a hearing on a petition in August extended the stay on the WFI polls till September 25 Elections to the federation which oversees wrestling in the country were initially planned for June this yearAlso ReadSakshi Malik breaks down after Brij Bhushan Singhs aide elected WFI chiefEarlier this month Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malik met Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur at his residence in the national capital for discussions on the WFI pollsSakshis husband Satyawart Kadian a wrestler himself was also among those who called on the minister Speaking to reporters after the meeting the wrestlers said they were assured that the government would keep its promise that no one related or close to Brij Bhushan would get a post in the WFIAs the results are out the press conference is to be held by star wrestlers and Olympic medallists Vinesh Phogat Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malik who earlier came out against the nowdeposed WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh accusing him of sexual harassmentWith agency inputs