New Delhi: WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh while addressing the press conference today said that he is ready to face the investigation. His statement comes after an FIR was registered against him.
He said that resignation is not a big deal, but he is not a criminal.
He said if he resigns, then it will mean that he have accepted wrestlers’ allegations.
#WATCH | Resignation is not a big deal but I am not a criminal. If I resign, it will mean that I have accepted their (wrestlers’) allegations. My tenure is almost over. Govt has formed a 3-member committee and elections will be held in 45 days & my term will end after the… pic.twitter.com/0NL38KCz43
— ANI (@ANI) April 29, 2023
Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh said that he is innocent and ready to face the investigation.
#WATCH | I am innocent and ready to face the investigation. I am ready to cooperate with the investigative agency. I have full faith in the judiciary and I respect the order of Supreme Court: WFI chief & BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh on FIRs registered against him following… pic.twitter.com/0cbtlQWB0m
— ANI (@ANI) April 29, 2023
Bhushan further said that the matter is with the Supreme Court and Delhi Police and he will accept their decision.
#WATCH | They (wrestlers) did not complain to any police station, sports ministry or federation for 12 years. Before their protest, they used to praise me, invite me to their weddings and take photographs with me, seek my blessings. Now the matter is with the Supreme Court and… pic.twitter.com/8OaqPO6j0e
— ANI (@ANI) April 29, 2023
He even questioned the wrestlers on why they did not complain to any police station, sports ministry or federation for 12 years.
He said before their protest, the wrestlers used to praise him and invite him to their weddings and take his blessings.
#WATCH | They (wrestlers) did not complain to any police station, sports ministry or federation for 12 years. Before their protest, they used to praise me, invite me to their weddings and take photographs with me, seek my blessings. Now the matter is with the Supreme Court and… pic.twitter.com/8OaqPO6j0e
— ANI (@ANI) April 29, 2023
Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh said that he has been saying this from the beginning that some industrialists and Congress are behind this protest.
#WATCH | I have been saying from the beginning that some industrialists and Congress are behind this protest. This is not a protest by wrestlers: Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh pic.twitter.com/LID21jnwqL
— ANI (@ANI) April 29, 2023