Kolkata: The Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators has asked the state cricket associations to submit the confirmation of compliance report of the Lodha Committee directives by March 1. The four-member Committee of Administrators of the BCCI in a letter to all the state associations has stated that they would proceed on a strict understanding and interpretation” of the Lodha Committee reforms like the age cap of 70 years, and nine-year incumbent period among others.
“You are also called upon to obtain undertakings from your current office bearers and members to the effect that they are not disqualified in terms of the criteria and forward copies of the same to the Committee of Administrators. This should be done latest by 5 pm on March 1, 2017,”the COA stated in a communication to all the state associations, including the Cricket Association of Bengal.
After getting an official email from the Lodha Committee, CAB president Sourav Ganguly held an unofficial emergency meeting which was lasted three to four hours. The Joint Secretary of CAB Avishek Dalmia and former BCCI lawyer Ushanath Ganguly were present in the meeting. CAB has taken a slow but steady step to respond in Lodha committee email.
“The names of your current office bearers along with their age, date on which they assumed office and/or became a member of your Governing Body/Managing Committee/Working Committee and the total number of years for which they have been an office-bearer.” The mail stated.
It also asked for the compliance of the Supreme Court orders on October 7 and 21 last year in which it directed that the BCCI shall forthwith cease and desist from making any disbursement of funds for any purpose whatsoever to any State Association until and unless they adopt a resolution undertaking to implement the Lodha Committee reforms.
“After such a resolution is passed and before any disbursement of funds takes place to the State Association concerned, a copy of the resolution shall be filed before the Lodha Committee and before the Supreme Court together with an affidavit of the President of the State Association undertaking to abide by the reforms,” the letter said.
“You are called upon to confirm whether you have completed the compliances. In the event you have done so, you are called upon to forward copies of the resolution(s) and affidavit(s),”it directed with the March 1 deadline.
CAB has decided to held an emergency meeting on 27 th of February to response to committee of administrator mail that are they going to accept the decision Of Lodha Committee or they going to sign a petition against it. But the main problem is the maximum number of working committee members are over 70 years of age or have passed the nine year incumbent period. Therefore, very few members are left to attend the working committee meeting. To, solve the situation CAB will held an emergency meeting on 27th meeting to decide their verdict in response to Lodha commission.