Karnataka State Cricket Association is now totally Lodha compliant
The Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) is now totally complaint with modifications dished out by the RM Lodha panel after the meeting held on April 24. It wasn’t a quick result as it took months of discussions within the association and with other stakeholders to conclude this.
Along with a legal representative, the KSCA president Sanjay Desai met PS Narasimha, COA members, the BCCI CEO and board's legal team in New Delhi on Wednesday to discuss the whole matter. The discussion lasted for a while after which they arrived at an accord on issues which have been in continual disagreement between the Lodha panel recommendations and the state units.
There were many things discussed at the meeting and the outcome was mainly positive. One of the most important issues was the terms of office bearers, the structure of the apex council and following change of bylaws after the new formations are chalked down. The nine-year term for the office bearers in the state will not be dependent on alike position in the BCCI. The utmost strength of the apex council is also one of the massive issues answered at the meeting. The Lodha Panel opined on a six-member group for state units, whereas KSCA has 26 members currently. The two stakeholders found a way out and the number has now been dragged down to 19.Â
"The meeting went off well. KSCA was already almost 80% compliant. We had raised a lot of queries which we addressed and KSCA is now fully Lodha-compliant. Next we will have to get the changes incorporated into our constitution and send it back to the COA for approval before it is submitted to the Registrar of Societies," Desai said, reported TOI.
"Apart from the president, secretary, vice-president, joint secretary and the treasurer, there will be a women and men's cricket representative, comptroller and auditor general (CAG), six mofussil club representatives and three from Bengaluru and two life members," Desai added.Â
The eligibility criterion to contest elections in the state was also one of the massive issues cracked down at the meeting. As per the recommendations, members of the club that want to contest the KSCA elections have to be president or secretary of the club for a minimum of tenure of six years. Desai spoke about this move and has said that it has been done keeping in mind the best interest of the association.Â
"This has been done in the best interest of the association. We cannot have anyone come in on the strength of money power," Desai said.
KSCA has not received the BCCI grants due to non-compliance since 2016, but with the association now coming totally under Lodha compliance the grants expected to be released next week. The scheduled Supreme Court hearing on May 2 is what KSCA would be looking forward to anxiously to figure out how things work out for other state associations.