Unhappy JKCA clubs want voting rights reinstated before BCCI polls
Even as the BCCI CoA has passed several clarifications, they have failed to solve a basic issue for the JKCA wherein old members have been excluded from the association and don’t have voting rights. Iqbal Shah has stated the committee is using the excuse of lack of communication for their delays.
Even as the BCCI Committee of Administrators (CoA) has passed several clarifications in the build-up towards the board elections citing the newly registered constitution, they have failed to solve a basic issue for the Jammu & Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA) wherein old members have been barred from the association and have lost their voting rights going into what is set to be the biggest polling process in recent times.
Former General Secretary of JKCA, Iqbal Shah revealed that despite repeated efforts, all pleas have fallen on deaf ears as the CoA in the JKCA has refused to budge from their position and are yet to re-induct the old members who had been removed citing amendment of the constitution.
“Our CoA have excluded members who have been there from inception. The CEO has also not helped matters. It looks like they are not interested in holding elections. We did file an Interlocutory Appeal (IA) in the Supreme Court and that went to the Amicus Curiae and the BCCI CoA was made aware of the situation.
“The Amicus realised that the move was against the guidelines of the SC and the BCCI CoA was asked to take the matter up with the JKCA CoA," Shah said to the IANS.
Shah also revealed that the JKCA CoA met with the BCCI CoA where they were asked to reinstate the voting and other association rights of the member clubs immediately. But the association did not take any steps and used the “excuse of lack of communication in the area to delay the move.”
In the mail sent by the BCCI CoA to JKCA, the association was asked to take the necessary steps and induct the excluded cricket clubs as members of JKCA with voting rights and other associated rights.
“This is in reference to your email dated 9th September 2019, enclosing a copy of representation on behalf of the clubs that have been excluded from membership of Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association.
“Your attention is invited to the email dated 10th September 2019 (attached herein), vide which the Committee of has directed the JKCA to immediately amend their membership structure and induct the excluded cricket clubs as members of JKCA with voting rights and other associated rights, in order to be eligible to participate in the elections of BCCI.
“The Committee of Administrators hope that the attached email addresses the concerned raised in the said representation,” the mail read.
Despite the BCCI CoA sending the mail to the JKCA on September 11, asking them to solve the issue with immediate effect, no progress has been made two weeks following it.