Reports | KCA set to induct old guard as new office-bearers amid dissents
The Kerala Cricket Association (KCA) is set to have its new set of office-bearers, without major changes to the present dispensation, which too sans a voting process. K Sasidharan Nair, the electoral officer, has confirmed that all the nominations he has received satisfy the eligibility criterion.
WithĀ the Committee of Administrators (CoA) decided to extend the September 14 deadline for the BCCI's state units to conduct their elections by two more weeks, the KCA are almost through with their entire process. Jayesh George, who had previously served as a joint-secretary, treasurer and secretary in the past, is set to become the president unopposed.
No nominations have been filed for the other office-bearer positions with the electoral officer K Sasidharan Nair until September 5, Thursday, which was the last date of filing nominations, apart from an official panel headed by Jayesh,Ā This means that the electoral officer can declare the outcome as early as Saturday amidstĀ the dissenting voices.
"Three persons in this panel are not eligible to contest. We will be challenging these elections in the court as early as possible," Pramod K, a former member of KCA, was quoted saying by TOI.
The BCCI constitution mandates that an office-bearer has to undergo a cooling-off period of three years after two consecutive terms aggregating to six years or more. The present administration and the electoral officer maintains that they are yet to exceed the limit.
"I was an office-bearer from June 21, 2013, to July 7, 2018. I still have 11 months to complete the six-year term. If I am not qualified, the electoral officer would have disqualified me. People who are challenging the elections, let them go to the court,ā Jayesh said.
"I have not received any objections before the scrutiny of the nominations. I found all the nominations meeting the eligibility norms. Since no opposing candidates have come up, the new office-bearers can be announced by tomorrow (Saturday), the last date of withdrawal," Sasidharan Nair added.
Sreejith V Nair, the incumbent secretary, will continue to hold the position much like joint-secretary Rejith V Rajendran and treasurer KM Abdul Rahman. Jaffer Sait of Wayanad district association will be the new vice-president and Jagadish Trivedi will be an apex council member. If all goes well, the new guard will take charge immediately following the declaration of the results although the move will likely be questioned at the Special General Body meeting that is scheduled to be held on September 14.