NEW DELHI: The Sports Ministry on Tuesday added previous wrestler Babita Phogats name in the Oversight Committee after a number of wrestlers revealed their displeasure that they were not spoken with prior to the development of the panel.The Oversight Committee was formed by the ministry to carry out the daily administration of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI).

The probe committee has to submit its report in a months time.The Oversight Committee is likewise doing a query into the allegations of sexual misconduct, harassment and/intimidation, monetary abnormalities and administrative lapses of the WFI, as leveled by popular sportspersons.

Babita Phogat now becomes the 6th member of the Oversight Committee, being headed by Khel Ratna Awardee MC Mary Kom, Chairperson, Athletes Commission, Khel Ratna Awardee Yogeshwar Dutt, executive council member, IOA, Dhyanchand awardee Trupti Murgunde, member Mission Olympic Cell, Radhica Sreeman, Ex-Executive Director, TEAMS, Sports Authority of India, and Crd (Retd) Rajesh Rajagopalan, Ex-CEO, Target Olympic Podium Scheme, the sports ministry stated in a statement.Earlier, the federal government formed a five-member oversight committee to handle the WFI affairs till the probe is complete versus WFI President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, who the wrestlers have actually accused of sexual misconduct and intimidation.The wrestlers want an individual of their choice in the committee, which has previous wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt and Trupti Murgunde apart from 2 SAI officials as members.Apparently, the wrestlers are not pleased with Yogeshwars presence in the committee as they think about the London Olympics bronze medallist near the Federation chief.The objecting wrestlers chose to call off their three-day-old dharna at Jantar Mantar against WFI president following marathon talks with Union sports minister Anurag Thakur, with Singh being asked to step aside for four weeks.