Former wrestler Babita Phogat on Tuesday claimed that fellow oversight committee member Radhica Sreeman snatched the general document on sexual harassment allegations towards WFI well-known Bri Bhushan Sharan Singh from her prior to she may learn the findings in complete, a fee vehemently denied via the previous sports activities administrator. Babita, who was once incorporated within the executive’s probe panel to research the allegations at the insistence of protesting wrestlers, alleged that she had some objections however Radhica didn’t let her learn the document in complete.
“I had read just a few pages of the final report and I had some objections but Radhica Sreeman came and snatched the report. She said since I belong to the same family (Phogat), that is holding the protest, I can’t read the report,” Babita instructed PTI.
“She was working on behalf of the chairman (Mary Kom) and told me that the chairman has taken a decision (on signing of the report).” When contacted via PTI, Radhica disregarded the fee as “ridiculous”.
“Why will I do that? What benefit I will accrue by doing something like that. In fact she read the report 4-5 times and agreed to the findings. Each and every word that was written in the report, was explained to her,” Radhica mentioned.
“Whatever was written in the report is based on testimonies of all those who appeared in the hearing and everything is video recorded, it can’t be tampered with. If at all I snatched the report from her why didn’t she write that in her dissent note,” wondered the veteran administrator.
“This is a baseless charge. In fact on the eve of Holi, all the members sat and whatever was being drafted, based on the hearings, Babita was explained each and every word and she was satisfied.” Radhica additionally mentioned that each one contributors of the committee had been asked to develop at SAI headquarters on April 4 for the signing of the document, however Babita didn’t flip up.
“Even her phone was switched off that day. She said her baby was unwell so we asked her to come on April 5 and sign the report. Since everyone else had arrived on April 4, the chairman (Mary Kom) decided that members who are present can sign the report and Babita can do that later,” defined Radhica.
The federal government had shaped the oversight committee, headed via mythical boxer MC Mary Kom, to seem into the allegations levelled via the wrestlers, together with Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik and Bajrang Punia.
Others within the six-member panel incorporated former wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt, former shuttler Trupti Murgunde, Radhica and Rajesh Rajagopalan, ex-CEO, Goal Olympic Podium Scheme.
The panel submitted its document on April 5 however the executive has no longer but made crowd its findings.
Then again, PTI has learnt that the probe panel has given Brij Bhushan a blank chit with a 5-1 verdict.
Because the wrestlers returned to Jantar Mantar to renew their protest and way the Preferrred Court docket, Vinesh mentioned Babita is extra fearful about her political profession than the reason for the wrestlers.
When requested why she has no longer visited the protest website online, like she did the utmost age in January, Babita mentioned, “I was with the wrestlers and will remain with them. I am under no political pressure.”
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