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Should BCCI Come Under RTI Act?
By siliconindia
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Thursday, 01 September 2011, 03:53 IST |
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The bill proposes an idea of reserving 25 percent of seats in associations for former sportspersons of that particular sport. It also puts an age limit - 70 - for heads and members of sporting bodies. The tenure term proposed limits anyone from hold the office more than two terms.
While the BCCI argues that the organizations that take government grants should come under the act and not the BCCI, Ajay Maken said that the board gets tax exemptions and land from the government and therefore, it should be accountable to the people. Makan made it clear that he is not asking the sports bodies to reveal their deeds to the government, but to be accountable to the people. He stressed on the point that the cricketing body gets the government grants indirectly in terms of tax exemptions and land facilities and asks, "How about the tax exemptions? How about the land they get? How much did they pay for the Ferozshah Kotla?
In an interview with Times Now channel, Former cricker Arun Lal said he welcomes any move that makes the BCCI and stated, "I don't think there's anything wrong with BCCI coming under RTI." Former players Kapil Dev and Mohammed Azharuddin spoke in favor of the new bill and opined that the BCCI should adhere to the government norms. Ajay Jadeja also backed the sport minister's move and said nobody is above the law and he doesn't see anything wrong with the new bill.
