Olympic medallist grappler Bajrang decided to return the honour a day after Sanjay Singh, a Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh loyalist, was elected to the top post at WFI
The Sports Ministry on Friday said Bajrang Punia's decision to return his Padma Shri award in protest against Sanjay Singh's election as 바카라 웹사이트president is a personal one but it will still try to convince him to rethink the move.바카라 웹사이트(More Sports News)
Olympic medallist grappler Bajrang decided to return the honour a day after Sanjay Singh, a loyalist, was elected to the top post at WFI.바카라 웹사이트
On Thursday, Sanjay Singh was elected as the president of the WFI after the panel led by the close aide of Brij Bhushan won 13 of the 15 posts.
, Bajrang, and바카라 웹사이트Vinesh Phogat바카라 웹사이트addressed a press conference after Sanjay's election in which Sakshi, a bronze medallist at the 2016 Rio Olympics, announced that she would quit the sport as a mark of protest.바카라 웹사이트
But ministry sources said the WFI elections were conducted in a free and transparent manner.바카라 웹사이트
"It is Bajrang Punia's personal decision to return Padma Shri. The WFI elections were held fairly and democratically," a ministry official told PTI.바카라 웹사이트
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"We will still try to persuade Bajrang to reverse his decision to return Padma Shri," he added.
Bajrang on Friday tried to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and hand over a protest letter, where he mentioned about returning his Padma Shri award.
But he was stopped at Kartavya Path by Delhi Police officials since he didn't have any prior appointment.