BCCI should follow anti-doping, age restriction rules: Union sports ministry
The central government has accepted in its counter affidavit filed in the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court that it has been requesting the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to get recognized as a National Sports Federation (NSF) but BCCI is not paying any attention to it.
The counter affidavit has been filed by the union ministry of sports and youth affairs in response to the public interest litigation (PIL) filed against BCCI by IPS officer Amitabh and RTI activist Nutan Thakur in the court.
The petitioners have prayed that the BCCI should get the status of NSF and follow the required government rules and if the BCCI refuses, the central government should declare some other willing body as the NSF for the game of cricket in India.
In the affidavit, the ministry agreed with the submission made by Amitabh and Nutan that the BCCI should get recognized as a NSF. According to the affidavit, at present there are 51 recognized NSFs in the country. The BCCI had also made a request on February 5, 2011, to get itself recognized as a NSF.
But when the ministry sent a letter in April 2011 asking the BCCI to submit its acceptance to the government guidelines on age and tenure limits of their office bearers, the BCCI never replied. The BCCI also did not inform the ministry about the steps taken for prevention of age fraud and for eradication of doping.
Further, it did not share information regarding mode of selection and selectors of national teams.
As per the ministry's affidavit, though the BCCI does not take direct financial assistance but the government of India provides crores of rupees as assistance through income tax and customs duty exemptions. Many state cricket associations have been provided land at cheaper rates.
The next date of hearing is on September 20, 2011.
The central government has accepted in its counter affidavit filed in the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court that it has been requesting the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to get recognized as a National Sports Federation (NSF) but BCCI is not paying any attention to it.
The counter affidavit has been filed by the union ministry of sports and youth affairs in response to the public interest litigation (PIL) filed against BCCI by IPS officer Amitabh and RTI activist Nutan Thakur in the court.
The petitioners have prayed that the BCCI should get the status of NSF and follow the required government rules and if the BCCI refuses, the central government should declare some other willing body as the NSF for the game of cricket in India.
In the affidavit, the ministry agreed with the submission made by Amitabh and Nutan that the BCCI should get recognized as a NSF. According to the affidavit, at present there are 51 recognized NSFs in the country. The BCCI had also made a request on February 5, 2011, to get itself recognized as a NSF.
But when the ministry sent a letter in April 2011 asking the BCCI to submit its acceptance to the government guidelines on age and tenure limits of their office bearers, the BCCI never replied. The BCCI also did not inform the ministry about the steps taken for prevention of age fraud and for eradication of doping.
Further, it did not share information regarding mode of selection and selectors of national teams.
As per the ministry's affidavit, though the BCCI does not take direct financial assistance but the government of India provides crores of rupees as assistance through income tax and customs duty exemptions. Many state cricket associations have been provided land at cheaper rates.
The next date of hearing is on September 20, 2011.
