IOA rejects Sports Ministry tenure regulations

IOA rejects Sports Ministry tenure regulations
2010-05-19 06:48:16 - Nksagar: New Delhi- May 19,2010- Clash of titans of sports authorities of India are on cards and Indian Olympic Association spurned Sports Ministry's tenure limitation guidelines even though there was a voice of dissent against IOA President Suresh Kalmadi's "dictator-like" functioning.

Indian Olympic Association and National Sports Federation is ready for a showdown with the sports Ministry as the Ministry's proposal to decide on the tenure limitation for IOA and NSF chiefs was rejected by passing a resolution in the Special General Assembly in the capital. IOA's general body and the Executive Council, which met at the Olympic Bhawan in New
Delhi, ruled out amending constitution to accommodate tenure limitation for its office-bearers as is wished by the Sports Ministry.

The IOA said in a statement that the Special General Body unanimously resolved that IOA and National Sports Federations, NSF, would decline to accept the Government guidelines to protect their autonomy in accordance with Indian Olympic Committee Charter and International Federations' Statutes.

No steps will be initiated by IOA/any NSF to amend their Constitution to incorporate any provisions/ part of these Guidelines as this will be seriously in breach of the Olympic Charter and render the IOA/NSFs vulnerable to suspension and deprive their teams from International participation," the IOA said.

"I hope the (IOA) President would not mind. I have been around for long and at times, the President functions like a dictator," Cycling Federation of India (CFI) President SS Dhindsa said.Dhindsa, named Chairman of the Olympic Village Committee, was particularly unhappy with his nominations for committee members being ignored."Besides, I'm the chief of the Olympic Village Committee Committee and I have no clue that someone already has been appointed the Mayor of the Games Village," said a sulking Dhindsa.
Dhindsa's outburst against Kalmadi notwithstanding, the IOA completely ignored Sports Ministry's advise to discuss the tenure limitation issue in today's meeting.

The Ministry wants to fix the IOA and NSF President's tenure at 12 years with or without the break.The secretary generals and the treasurers' tenure is fixed at eight years at a stretch by the the ministry regulations, which also advocates a retirement age of 70.If implemented, the regulation would end the reign of Kalmadi and NSF chiefs including VK Malhotra (archery), Jagdish Tytler (judo) and Dhindsa, along others.
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