<p>Pune: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar on Monday welcomed the suspension of the newly-elected Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), but said the Sports Ministry should have taken the decision earlier.</p><p>The Sports Ministry on Sunday suspended the WFI three days after it elected new office bearers, for not following the provisions of its constitution while taking decisions.</p><p>The ministry asked the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) to constitute an ad-hoc panel to manage the affairs of the sports body.</p>.'Sanjay Singh not my relative, I'm done with wrestling,' says Brij Bhushan after suspension of WFI.<p>Speaking to reporters here, Pawar said, "The decision (to suspend the WFI) should have been taken earlier. There was a complaint about objectionable conduct towards women wrestlers."</p><p>"A decision should have been taken against such elements long back. Although it is delayed, I welcome the decision," he said.</p><p>In suspending the WFI, the government cited its "hasty announcement" of organising the Under-15 and U-20 nationals "without following due procedure and not giving sufficient notice to wrestlers" for preparations.</p><p>Hours after getting elected as WFI president on December 21, Sanjay Singh announced that age group national championships will be held from December 28 in Gonda, UP.</p><p>Wrestlers Bajrang Punia, Sakshi Malik and Vinesh Phogat had accused BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh of sexually exploiting women wrestlers during his tenure as WFI president.</p><p>After Brij Bhushan's loyalist Sanjay Singh was elected as the WFI president, Malik announced her retirement from the sport, while Punia returned his Padma Shri medallion to the government.</p>
<p>Pune: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar on Monday welcomed the suspension of the newly-elected Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), but said the Sports Ministry should have taken the decision earlier.</p><p>The Sports Ministry on Sunday suspended the WFI three days after it elected new office bearers, for not following the provisions of its constitution while taking decisions.</p><p>The ministry asked the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) to constitute an ad-hoc panel to manage the affairs of the sports body.</p>.'Sanjay Singh not my relative, I'm done with wrestling,' says Brij Bhushan after suspension of WFI.<p>Speaking to reporters here, Pawar said, "The decision (to suspend the WFI) should have been taken earlier. There was a complaint about objectionable conduct towards women wrestlers."</p><p>"A decision should have been taken against such elements long back. Although it is delayed, I welcome the decision," he said.</p><p>In suspending the WFI, the government cited its "hasty announcement" of organising the Under-15 and U-20 nationals "without following due procedure and not giving sufficient notice to wrestlers" for preparations.</p><p>Hours after getting elected as WFI president on December 21, Sanjay Singh announced that age group national championships will be held from December 28 in Gonda, UP.</p><p>Wrestlers Bajrang Punia, Sakshi Malik and Vinesh Phogat had accused BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh of sexually exploiting women wrestlers during his tenure as WFI president.</p><p>After Brij Bhushan's loyalist Sanjay Singh was elected as the WFI president, Malik announced her retirement from the sport, while Punia returned his Padma Shri medallion to the government.</p>