Brave Wrestler Vinesh Phogat's Valiant Fight Against the Mafia Brij Bhushan Singh - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdEcfMBtN1U Youtube Transcript: (00:00) in the Aamir Khan starring movie dangal a young girl takes on the veteran wrestler and beats him as if inspired vinesh pogad the very girl's cousin in real life the 2022 Commonwealth Games gold medalist is taking on another veteran wrestler Bridge bhushan sharan Singh chief of the Indian Wrestling Federation who happens to be a six-time member of parliament as well by doing a dobi Patcher on him accusing him of sexual and mental harassment Financial corruption and a dictatorial attitude staging a dharna in delhi's jantan (00:33) mantar along with the who's who of Indian wrestling including sakshi Malik and bajrang punya in January 2023 for three days they were soon joined by several relatively lesser known wrestlers from haryana and Delhi NCR babita pogad on Whose life dangal is based and is now a ruling BJP leader also came for support they needed all the help they could get because Bridge bhushan Singh is no ordinary politician but someone who managed wrestling with an iron fist UPS Lucknow was his stuff where he could organize camps and where he allegedly (01:11) exploited poor young wrestlers a place where he could easily control the local media and police but it was in rural up where he started off by organizing big and small dangal's bouts using his huge stash of ill-gotten wealth which helped in his rapid rise in wrestling Administration from president of Gonda District wrestling Association to president of uttar Pradesh wrestling Association and finally president of the Wrestling Federation of India like his big ego Singh arrives at many wrestling Tonys be it in Junior Senior in a (01:42) Cavalcade of SUVs making a grand entry with a throng of 20 to 30 followers in tow creating a spectacle as officials bowed down to touch his feet as cries ran the air even wrestlers used to touch his feet and seek His blessings before going on to the mat in August 2022 he stopped the trials for the World Wrestling Championships who let a group of seers from ayodhya bless the two competitors big bhushan doesn't sit idly by as a guest but participates like a big boss with Mike in hand shouting at wrestlers with advice and jokes (02:18) suspending referees if they missed a move throwing the rule book at judges and deciding results himself I have decided the winner gloating to control these strong men and women you need someone stronger is there anyone else Shakti shali powerful than me as his ass lickers would cheer him on he was such a control freak that he had cameras installed during 2020's national championships to oversee bouts virtually when he couldn't be there in person his short temper and lack of respect for players reached another level (02:51) [Music] when he slapped a young wrestler who was begging him for a chance at the under 15 national championships not even sparing International Players like sakshi Malik trying to take credit for her 2016 Olympics Victory it's only because of sir's effort that she won medal the only bright light at the end of his tenure was the up government pumping in 170 crore to support wrestlers till the 2032 Olympics this huge arrogance comes from his real character as a baahubali mafia the dawn of Dawns of Eastern uttar (03:26) Pradesh though he started as a UPS Gonda in the 1970s during his teenage years he first became famous not for his wins but for stealing motorcycles and running illegal liquor dance along with his friend Pandit thakur when he first tried to enter politics via sugarcane cooperation elections his competition was against the local royalty Raja Anand Singh the then Congress MP from Gunda raja's lapdog the district police chief tried to pressure bhushan back off withdraw your candidature were you to tell me immediately ripped out his pistol and (04:04) pointed it at him claiming to have left the police station on his own two-wheeler with his pride intact Raja then sent goons to murder him but the strong wrestler brutally beat them back and then crushed the juice out of him in the 1987 election for director of the sugarcane committee his small but significant first political Victory always power hungry he joined the PJP in 1988 getting close to the veteran leader LK advani by driving his rathyatra after the original driver of The Chariot fell ill during kerceva (04:39) or volunteer work he also developed a friendly bond with Firebrand leaders Uma bharati and bhp's Ashok single which got him the BJP ticket for the 1991 Lok Sabha elections where he tossed aside the Raja of Gonda by a record of a hundred and thirteen thousand votes his name featured among the 40 leaders accused in the babri demolition case a year later where he provided Spades and shovels to other cursive Works however a financial dispute in 1993 led to a gunfight with his bike stealing partner Pandit thakur grievously injuring thakur (05:12) and making them into sworn enemies ultimately in 1996 he was arrested under Tada for hiding Shooters of the Most Wanted gangster of those times daud Ibrahim however his connection inside BJP was so deep that none other than atal wrote to him in prison be courageous and remember savarkarji who was sentenced to life imprisonment feeling powerful enough he took on rss's leader nanji Deshmukh over the renaming of his constituency this ruffled the bjp's feathers and he was denied a ticket to contest from Gunda strangely (05:48) enough his replacement candidate was killed in a road accident on the very day the 2004 Lok Sabha elections were to take place leading to a rift with his former Mentor vajpayee as well who accused him marwadiya this accusation though probably Fair broke his heart I used to worship vajpai ji but now he waited years for revenge and finally got it by cross-voting and defeating bjp's no confidence motion against Europe A1 on the nuclear deal in 2008. (06:20) who had saved Congress then was already quoting Singh behind the scenes bhushan formally joined his SP party in 2009 winning the kaiserganj Lok Sabha seats until 2014 when the Modi wave lured him back to the BJP yet his favor aggressiveness is like he is beyond the party even tearing into bjp's Yogi government for poor flood preparation they have left the public to bhagwan bharose when Raj thakare wanted to visit the ram temple in ayodhya seeing one name of dire consequences if he came only after you apologize for remarks (07:00) against North Indians working in Mumbai accusing the saffron Baba ramdev for misusing the name of Maharishi patanjali who was a native of his Gonda District then slamming him for selling substandard goods and claiming that it was he a haryanvi that was funding the wrestler's movement to take revenge on him a divisive issue that is attracting backing by big name up wrestlers who are also attacking the haryana lobby protesters are only from haryana they want to control wrestling because these allegations are coming out at the (07:31) end of bhushan's third and final official strain it can end Up's hold on wrestling one Contender is haryana's rajya Sabha MP deepinder Singh Huda who was defeated by bhushan in the 2012 elections but is Keen on making a comeback however bhushan and the haryana wrestlers have been in Conflict since the last couple of years first due to haryana's overcrowded pool of talented players some who used to play for other states but bhushan stopped this restricting their opportunities Sandeep yadav a past winner and a bhushan (08:02) supporter complains the dominance of haryana wrestlers keeps us away from International tournaments but haryana's wrestlers perform the best because their government panchayats and families unite to go all the way to help athletes succeed even its powerful server came out in support of the wrestlers Wrestling Federation Chief should be sacked and the matter should be probed by a retired judge the second reason is that he made it compulsory for international players to participate in the Nationals but International (08:31) schedules are so grilling that it is very difficult to come back just for one tournament then he ended contracts of all foreign coaches who had done wonders by working privately with International wrestlers Shaco Ben tinnitus bajrang punya's former coach lashed out at the Federation never met such disrespectful non-professionals in 35 years it was private entities like jsw and Olympic gold quests that helped us win medals

from liquor contracts

coal mining and

illegal sand mining in the sarayu and ghagra rivers

mini education economy he has built with 48 educational institutions in Gonda basti bhairach and ayodhya districts for which many locals had to reportedly sell their land against their will

the boundary of the locally famous nandani nagar mahavidyalaya nawabganj was never constructed as its premises continue to expand even 15 years after completion

wife sarpanch

one son pratik bhushan Singh is MLA from gonda's other seat

another son Karan bhushan Singh is Vice President of the Wrestling Federation

boxing champ MC Mary Kom led oversight committee has already overshot its one month deadline

a sting operation by ABP News revealed that yogeshwar Dutt divulged details of internal hearings making vinesh poget alleged that the 2012 Olympic bronze medalist and Committee Member was sitting in bhushan's lab and leaking sensitive information disregarding the happenings United World Wrestling stripped India of Hosting rights of this year's Asian Wrestling Championships

FIFA has similarly derecognized the Indian Football Federation after the Supreme Court appointed a committee of Administrators to manage it as according to them it was not an independently elected body

2023 is a crucial year for Indian wrestlers with both the Asian Games and the 2024 Paris Olympic qualifiers taking place

this is the biggest controversy in Indian wrestling since two-time Olympic medalist sushil Kumar was jailed in a murder case

politicians from spotting federations as many as 5 out of 12 presidents of India's prominent sports federations are politicians archery badminton table tennis tennis and wrestling while two football and shooting are from political backgrounds

Ganguly failed at reforming bcci's Administration

the Indian women's hockey team coach MK kaushik was removed in 2010 after as many as 31 players complained of harassment

in January this year former Indian hockey Captain Sandeep Singh was forced to step down from the post of sports minister in bjp's haryana government after me too allegations

BJP expelled then Union Minister MJ Akbar and up MLA Kuldeep Singh singer on similar allegations

MAMATA BANERJEE : "Congratulations Home Minister Amit Shah. Your son has become ICC President, very very powerful"

SUVENDU ADHIKARI : "Congratulations, failed Chief Minister, Home Minister and Health Minister of WB.

"Your brothers who are not politicians have become the following -

Ajit Banerjee - President of Indian Football Association

Babun Banerjee - Bengal Olympic Association President, West Bengal Hockey Association President, Kabaddi Association President, Amateur Boxing Association President, Ground Secretary - Mohunbagan Football Club

July 2026

Russia banned from games

During the Russia-Ukraine war in 2022, Russia was suspended by:

1. ISU (Skating events)
2. IIHF (Ice hockey)
3. FIFA and UEFA (Football)
4. FIDE (Chess)
5. FIBA (Basketball)
6. ITF (Tennis)