Internet Desk: Top six officials of Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association (UCPA) along with Rajiv Shukla, the secretary of the association had left their respective chairs after the working committee meeting on Thursday. All of them were considered incompetent following Supreme Court appointed Lodha Panel’s recommendations.
The other office-bearers who had step down were Tahir Hasan, Madan Mohan Mishra, B C Jain, K N Tandon and Suhaib Ahmed.
Former secretary Shukla and Jain were in posts for the maximum time of nine-years, the others are above 70 years of age, which make them ineligible to continue as per the Lodha recommendations.
Shukla, however, will remain on the board of directors at the UPCA alongside 10 others as the post do not come under the purview of the Lodha panel recommendations.
Among other developments at the meeting, joint secretary Yudvir Singh was given additional charge of secretary in place of Shukla, while vice-president Riasat Ali was given additional charge of treasurer as part of the interim arrangements made till the next AGM, where fresh elections will be held.
“We’ll implement recommendations made by the Lodha panel.
The fresh set of office-bearers will be elected at the next AGM,” said outgoing secretary Shukla, who is considered as a veteran in the BCCI and is also the IPL chairman.
With inputs from PTI.