New Delhi: The sports activities ministry has taken a stern view of the Indian Olympic Affiliation (IOA) president PT Usha recognising the Indian Golf Union elections gained by the Harish Kumar Shetty-led faction, asking IOA to stick to its structure and the Nationwide Sports activities Code.
Indian Olympic Affiliation president P.T. Usha. (AFP)
IGU polls have come below scrutiny as two elections had been performed below separate returning officers on December 15. Whereas the sports activities ministry has acknowledged the elections the place incumbent Brijinder Singh gained a second time period as president, IOA president Usha granted recognition to the Shetty group after ‘review’ of the 2 AGMs and elections.
The sports activities ministry on Thursday raised questions on Usha’s order, asking whether or not the choice has the approval of the IOA government committee or its affiliation committee.
“It has come to the attention of this Ministry that the President, IOA, has issued a letter of recognition on 30/12/2024 to another elected body providing certain reasons to justify it. It is not clear whether the IOA Executive Committee and/or the concerned IOA Affiliation Committee has examined the matter with due diligence with regard to the established legal provisions and norms, including IGU’s constitution and the Sports Code.
“Such actions by IOA create avoidable duplication and confusion and may not withstand legal scrutiny,” the sports activities ministry mentioned in its two-page letter to IOA.
The sports activities ministry mentioned it acknowledged the Singh-led IGU based mostly on reviews of its observer and likewise the acknowledgement of the elections by the Worldwide Golf Federation on its web site.
Choice arbitrary: IOA government council
It has been learnt that some IOA government council members have already written to sports activities ministry saying they weren’t consulted on the IGU affiliation and it was an “arbitrary” resolution taken by Usha.
The IOA has been in a disaster with Usha and the manager board members at loggerheads. An emergency government committee assembly held in September to debate CEO Raghuram Iyer’s appointment turned out to be a stormy affair. Since then, the manager council have accused Usha of taking “unilateral” selections relating to issues associated to conduct of Nationwide Video games in Uttarakhand, elections and affiliation associated problems with state Olympic our bodies and nationwide sports activities federations.
On Thursday, Usha dissolved the Bihar Olympic Affiliation (BOA) and shaped an advert hoc committee to run the affairs, whereas granting affiliation to one of many teams in Rajasthan elections. She handed the orders on the premise of reviews of fact-finding commissioners she had instituted. Yadav mentioned the IOA structure has not given her the authority to resolve in such issues, terming her orders “invalid and not enforceable.”
“You have no power and authority to take such decisions which are invalid in law and IOA. The BOA and NSF of Curling continues to stay as it was and the ad-hoc committees formed by you are invalid and not enforceable. The Rajasthan Olympic Association approval is invalid until approved by EC and ratified by general assembly and in golf, the body recognised by the international federation and also by government is real body for golf in India,” Yadav mentioned in his letter to Usha on Friday
One other IOA government council member wrote to sports activities ministry on Friday, saying the matter of granting affiliation to IGU was “never brought before the executive council for consideration”.
“In fact the IOA President continues to be on a spree of unconstitutional decision making and violating the articles of IOA constitution, not convening the regular EC meetings being one among many,” the member famous.