I was asked to produce only 'leave of absence NOC' by BCCI, says Rahul Dravid before deposition
After BCCI ethics officer DK Jain asked Rahul Dravid to depose in front of him, Dravid clarified that he was asked to produce only 'India Cements leave of absence NOC' by BCCI at the time of appointment. However, Dravid added that he would appear with his lawyer and represent his case on Thursday.
Although Dravid has already given a response and defended himself saying that he has taken leave of absence from India Cements, where he holds a vice-president role and has nothing to do with Chennai Super Kings, Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association (MPCA) life member Sanjeev Gupta alleged that there is conflict in interest in Dravid's role as NCA head mere ‘leave without pay’ from India Cements will not save him from the clutches of Rule 38(4).
Dravid, however, clarified that he was told by BCCI that a ‘leave of absence’ letter from India Cements was enough to take up the job and that it would free him of conflict of interest. “It is a leave of absence which is what I have been asked to do at that stage. I will appear with my lawyer and represent my own case,” Dravid told The Indian Express when asked how he had dealt with the conflict-of-issue problem.
However, the CoA argued that the former Indian skipper doesn’t fall under the conflict-of-interest rule and clarified why Ganguly and Dravid have been meted out different stances thanks to the vastly-different conflict position they hold.
“In his report, Justice Lodha has given about 20 examples of conflict of interest. So the issues are very clear. We abide by them 100 per cent. Since you took certain names. Sourav Ganguly is in conflict since he is president of the Cricket Association of Bengal. No dispute about it. Rahul Dravid was (in breach) because he was employed by India Cements. He has been made to stop that. You can check-up. There is a resignation.”
But on Wednesday, Rai said, “He (Dravid) has submitted a leave of absence. I did not say he has sent resignation. I gave two examples of two senior appointees.”
Similarly, BCCI employee Mayank Parikh has been asked to depose before the Ethics Officer on Thursday. Parikh, who is a part of the operations team in the BCCI, also faces of conflict of interest allegations and is also associated with multiple clubs, with voting rights, in the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA).
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