Ex-wrestler Sakshi Malik alleged that BJP leader Babita Phogat approached her and other wrestlers with the idea of protesting against ex-Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Singh over sexual harassment. "[Babita] was motivated by selfish interest of becoming WFI chief," alleged Sakshi. She said the wrestlers "trusted" Babita to understand their struggles but she "played" them.