Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, former president of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), who is facing multiple sexual assault charges, attended a felicitation ceremony for a woman wrestler in Haryana on Sunday.

The village of Bond Kalan, where the function took place, is in Charkhi Dadri, the home district of Olympian Vinesh Phogat, one of the prominent wrestlers who led a massive protest against Brij Bhushan. Phogat is now a Congress MLA from Julana.

Representatives of some Khap panchayats opposed Brij Bhushan’s visit, but he was not bothered by it. “What do I have to do with this?” he asked. The allegations against Brij Bhushan are still a matter in court.

Olympic bronze medallist and BJP leader Yogeshwar Dutt was among those who attended the function, which was held for Rachna Parmar, gold winner in 43kg category at the Under-17 Asian Wrestling Championships in Vietnam.

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