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Wrestlers meet Home Minister, decide to hold mahapanchayat soon

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June 05, 2023

INDIA’S top wrestlers, who are protesting against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, the sidelined chief of the Wrestling Federation of India, met Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday night.

- FIROZ MIRZA

Wrestlers meet Home Minister, decide to hold mahapanchayat soon

It is learnt that Olympic medallists Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malik along with two-time World Championships medallist Vinesh Phogat had a meeting with Shah at his residence in New Delhi. The meeting lasted for more than an hour.

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