BCCI has always been a centre of controversy. The organisation has refused to come under the ambit of the RTI like other sports bodies, but recommends names for awards, which only an NSF recognised by the ministry of sports can do
A public interest litigation (PIL) has been filed against the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in the Allahabad High Court, seeking a directive from the court to BCCI to get itself registered as a National Sports Federation (NSF) and abide by all regulations.
IPS official Amitabh Thakur and his wife Nutan Thakur have said in the writ petition that BCCI is not a recognized NSF and has consistently been denying any kind of relationship with the government of India—yet is using all the privileges of being a de-facto National Sports Federation.
BCCI claims to be an autonomous organisation, and hence has resisted government interference in its workings. However, it engages in formulating rules for the game in India and also recommends names for various government awards like Arjuna Awards, Dronacharya Awards and Rajiv Gandhi Khelratna Awards.
The petitioners have said by declaring itself as an autonomous entity, BCCI is enjoying all the amenities without being accountable to the public or the government. “BCCI is trying to play with the law of the land and is clearly belittling the authority of the state by declaring that it is a private autonomous body having no state control of any kind and is yet directly flouting various laws, rules and regulations in different ways only through its financial might and through its monopolistic position. The result of this is that the BCCI is enjoying all the facilities and privileges granted by the state and is yet not being accountable for its activities, either before the government or before the people, ” the PIL noted.
BCCI has always been a centre of controversy. The organisation has refused to come under the ambit of the RTI (Right to Information) like other sports bodies, but recommends names for awards, which only an NSF recognised by the ministry of sports can do. BCCI’s declaration of being an NGO and claiming tax exemptions have sparked a national outrage in the media earlier.
The PIL comes closely on the heels of another PIL filed in the Bombay High Court, which demands that politicians and ministers be banned from being involved in sports organisations and hold managerial positions there.
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