New Delhi: The turf war between
the suspended Rajasthan Cricket Association and the BCCI escalated today with
RCA Deputy President Mehmood Abdi accusing the Board of acting in the most
unfair manner to satisfy the “vengeance, hate and prejudicial grudge” carried
by N Srinivasan against Lalit Modi.
A
day after BCCI claimed that it acted as per rules in suspending RCA after the
Modi was elected its President by a landslide margin despite being banned for
life, Abdi said the parent body’s actions were baffling.“The action of the BCCI
speaks volumes about its sheer arrogance and utter disregard for the law of the
land and public sentiment, as it has demonstrated with the ban on the RCA in a
most unfair and undemocratic manner,” he said in a statement.
“It is completely bewildering that a democratically and duly elected body is destabilised within minutes of it being elected at the whim of the BCCI,” he added.Training his guns at Srinivasan, who has been forced to step aside as BCCI President due to the ongoing Supreme Court-monitored probe into the IPL betting scandal, Abdi said the Board is still being run by him.“It is unfortunate that the individual centric attitude of the BCCI has led to such an impasse, that it standscurrently at the lowest ebb of its credibility. Especially, since the BCCI has chosen to amend its bye-laws just to suit one Mr. N Srinivasan several times and that too within a short span of five years,” he alleged.
“It is completely bewildering that a democratically and duly elected body is destabilised within minutes of it being elected at the whim of the BCCI,” he added.Training his guns at Srinivasan, who has been forced to step aside as BCCI President due to the ongoing Supreme Court-monitored probe into the IPL betting scandal, Abdi said the Board is still being run by him.“It is unfortunate that the individual centric attitude of the BCCI has led to such an impasse, that it standscurrently at the lowest ebb of its credibility. Especially, since the BCCI has chosen to amend its bye-laws just to suit one Mr. N Srinivasan several times and that too within a short span of five years,” he alleged.
“It
definitely seems that the BCCI has different rules for different individuals,
as the democratically elected RCA Committee is suspended simply to stall the
return of one Mr. Lalit Modi.“You show me the man and I will show you the rule,
thus, seems to be the dictum of business at the BCCI. It is absolutely clear
that Mr. N Srinivasan is still calling the shots within the BCCI as the spate
of vengeance, hate and prejudicial grudge carried by the man is clearly
reflected in the singular act of suspending the RCA in such a shameful and
summary manner,” Abdi stated.
Abdi
said interim BCCI chief Shiv Lal Yadav does not seem to have any hold over the
body.“It is thus, amply clear that Mr. Shiv Lal Yadav is the hand-puppet for
Mr. N Srinivasan. Being an interim President Mr Yadav has no right to take
steps for the affiliation or disaffiliation of any member State Association.
Affiliation and disaffiliation is the power of the general house of the Board,”
he said.“The interim President seems to have acted at the behest of His Masters
Voice and in undue haste without taking the members of BCCI into confidence,”
claimed Abdi.
Abdi
said the Board has acted unilaterally without even bothering to call a working
committee meet to discuss the matter.“…it is shocking that giving a complete
miss to all the norms of democratic due process Mr. Shivlal Yadav and Mr.
Sanjay Patel without calling at least the working committee to discuss the
action to be taken in respect of RCA both President and Secretary proceeded to
act against the RCA in a most arbitrary and summary manner,” he said.
“BCCI
cannot appoint any ad-hoc committee to replace the duly elected RCA. Under the
Rajasthan Sports Act, it is only the Registrar of Co-operative Societies who
can appoint an ad-hoc committee that too for failure of the sports association
to comply with the provisions of the Sports Act.“Moreover, under the Sports Act
no person or body can use the word Rajasthan or represent Rajasthan in any
sports unless their sports association is duly registered and formed under the
Sports Act. Any such body seeking to represent Rajasthan in any cricketing
activity other than through RCA will be violating the Sports Act which is a
punishable offense under the same,” Abdi added.
Abdi
said RCA was not bound to follow BCCI bye-laws.“Though the RCA is a constituent
member of the BCCI it is no way subservient to the BCCI. Especially since it is
governed by the Sports Act under which Mr. Lalit Modi has not earned any
disqualification. In case of a clash between a law (Sports Act) and private
contract (BCCI bye laws) the law will prevail,” he said.
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