Who was appointed by the Government of India in January 2023 to lead the Oversight Committee appointed…
The correct choice is: M.C. Mary Kom On 23 January 2023, Sports Minister Anurag Thakur announced a five-member Oversight Committee headed by boxer M.C. Mary Kom. It was to…
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Who was appointed by the Government of India in January 2023 to lead the Oversight Committee appointed to examine allegations of sexual harassment against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, the President of the Wrestling Federation of India?
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The correct choice is: M.C. Mary Kom
On 23 January 2023, Sports Minister Anurag Thakur announced a five-member Oversight Committee headed by boxer M.C. Mary Kom. It was to investigate allegations of sexual harassment, intimidation and financial irregularities against WFI President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, and to run the federation's day-to-day affairs in the meantime. The other members included wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt, Trupti Murgunde, Rajesh Rajagopalan and Radhika Sreeman; wrestler Babita Phogat was added later. The committee was set up after a sit-in protest by leading wrestlers.
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