Misinterpreting court order leads to chaos at Federationâs Kabaddi trials
The Delhi High Court ordered trial, which was supposed to solve the alleged malpractices in Indian Kabaddi, ended up being a farcical show with no one from the national squads turning up. It was later revealed that the order didnât even mention a faceoff with the national squad in the first place.
The circus following Indian Kabaddi contingentâs dismal performance at the Asian Games continued on Sunday as chaos reigned supreme at the federation trials in Delhi's Indira Gandhi Stadium that saw both the National Kabaddi Federation of India (NKFI) nor the Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India (AKFI) being present but clueless of what was happening.
Indiaâs loss against Iran led to the coach and the captain blaming each other publicly. It was soon followed by NKFI going to the court alleging that there were rampant malpractices concerning the selection of the Indian teams for Asiad. And the Delhi High Court order clause 9 (i) stated, âThe Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India â respondent no 4 shall conduct a selection process which shall commence from 15th
It was somehow misinterpreted as the NKFI-roped players having a face-off with the national squad of Asiad. The confusion was evident as neither the menâs nor the womenâs national team came for the trials which were not scheduled in the first place. The menâs and womenâs squads of NKFI, who were picked after conducting trials in Bengaluru last month, looked ready for it match all dressed up and had to return distraught and confused.
When asked petitionerâs lawyer Bharat Nagar about the confusion with the court order, he said, âWell thatâs an interpretation. We will submit our prayer that we came for trials but
With the main objective far from getting fulfilled, AKFI, the recognized body under Sports Authority of India (SAI), decided to conduct trials of the womenâs team from all categories in front of observer Justice SP Garg, while NKFI decided to do nothing. When asked why NKFI didnât conduct their own trials, a clueless Nagar replied, âBut we had come here to play the national team.â
AKFI, however, didnât go out unscathed or with dignity as their assistant secretary Deoraj Chaturvedi gave hysterical answers. When asked to clarify the courtâs order, a defensive Chaturvedi said, âI donât know what the Courtâs order is. You people please read it. Please leave me as I am a paid employee. My post is that of assistant secretary but I am a salaried employee. My job was to get referees and look after arrangements and I have done that.â
When he was asked about AKFIâs next step for the girls who gave trials in the U-16 and U-19 category, Chaturvedi said, âI donât know.â