Wrestlers complain of unpaid dues to Oversight Committee, Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh responds

Almost all wrestler who appeared for the hearings before the government-appointed Oversight Committee pointed out the false promises made by the Wrestling Federation of India.

The grapplers claimed that they still haven't received their full dues, with one of them telling the committee she wondered where the ‘sponsorship money promised to them went’.

According to a report in the Indian Express, yet, the MC Mary Kom-led panel did not recommend an investigation or audit from competent authorities.

Responding to that, Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh said the announcement of paid contracts for players was made in ‘excitement’ of getting a new sponsor on board, which never materialised.

WFI had announced annual central contracts for Indian wrestlers in 2018. In the same year Tata Motors came on board as the principal sponsor of the WFI.