Switchblade Posted June 16, 2018 Posted June 16, 2018 https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/ddca-elections-polls-candidates-family-5217961/ The recommendations of the Justice Lodha committee may have put an end to proxy voting in the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA), but ruling by proxy may still continue. That is evident from the number of wives and sons in the fray for the state body polls due on June 30. According to the ‘final list of nominations’, BCCI’s acting president CK Khanna’s wife Shashi Khanna is contesting for the post of vice-president. CK Khanna was a vice-president of the DDCA before court-appointed administrator Justice Vikramajit Sen took charge. Pushpendra Chauhan, the younger brother of former India Test opener Chetan Chauhan, has thrown his hat in the ring for the post of joint secretary. Chetan was DDCA vice- president during the previous regime. Rajan Manchanda, younger brother of former treasurer Ravinder Manchanda, is contesting to be the joint secretary as part of ‘Team Rajat Sharma’. Rakesh Bansal, younger brother of former DDCA president Sneh Bansal, is also in the fray for the post of vice-president. The candidate list for the newly-created post of woman director also reeks of family connections of previous officer-bearers. Renu Khanna is the wife of Anil Khanna, who has been a general secretary of the DDCA, while Saroj Katyal is the wife of a former sports working committee member. Incidentally, Sneh Bansal and Anil Khanna were suspended from the DDCA following allegations of financial misappropriation. The ‘family’ connections extend to other candidates too, including Nitin Gupta (director), Apurv Jain (director), Alok Mittal (director) and Puneet Sharma (director). All of them are sons of former DDCA officials, making the polls a distinctly family affair. The DDCA elections are being held after implementing the Lodha panel reforms but by fielding family members, former office-bearers have seemingly found a way around the three-year cooling-off period. On Monday evening, former treasurer Ravinder Manchanda hosted a meet and greet dinner party for voting members of the DDCA to announce the candidature list, which included editor-in-chief of India TV Rajat Sharma, at the Roshanara Club. Sharma promised a ‘corruption-free’ and ‘transparent’ DDCA. “I will ensure that DDCA is run in a professional manner. A CEO will be appointed and transparency will be maintained. Every single penny will be accounted for,” Sharma said. However, he refused to comment on the ‘family connections’ of candidates. Chetan Chauhan, the Uttar Pradesh sports minister, said it was a collective decision of a group of members to ask his brother to contest. “My brother has been a member of the DDCA since the early 1980s and he was also a wicketkeeper-batsman at the college level. A group of members advised him to contest for elections. Being a former office-bearer of the DDCA, I will be able to guide him properly in order to ensure that cricket is given priority in Delhi. I cannot vouch for other candidates who are related to those who were in the DDCA earlier, but my brother has the best interest of the game and members at heart,” Chauhan said. Former India all-rounder Madan Lal is contesting for the post of president and will be up against Rajat Sharma, Vikas Singh and Ravi Gupta. Lal’s panel comprises Shashi and Pushpendra. On Wednesday evening, Lal’s panel called ‘Team Trustworthy’ released their ‘vision document’. Lal insisted that both Shashi and Pushpendra were ideal choices for the post of vice-president and joint secretary respectively. “Both of them have a clean record and are willing to work for the upliftment of DDCA and cricket. I am confident that they will be excellent administrators,” Lal said. That former office-bearers have managed to get around the Lodha recommendations by getting their family members to contest the polls is not lost on Justice Sen, but the court-appointed administrator hoped that decision-making will not be influenced and the new office-bearers will be accountable. “Although the reforms set in by the Supreme Court and High Court are in principle not being violated, the entire spirit of the reforms was to ensure the prevention of entrenched interests. Unfortunately, DDCA has not been circumspect about its membership. I hope that the future management will prioritise granting memberships to those persons related to cricket rather to persons who will secure them votes. I am hopeful that the conflict-of-interest rules as formulated by the Supreme Court would encourage free and impartial decision-making by the new management,” he told The Indian Express via email. “If there is accountability, then friends and family aside, DDCA will hopefully remain on track.” All in the family Vice president Shashi Khanna: Wife of former DDCA vice president CK Khanna. Rakesh Bansal: Brother of former DDCA president Sneh Bansal Director Alok Mittal: Son of Brij Mohan Gupta, former DDCA director. Nitin Gupta: Son of Ganga Prasad Gupta, former DDCA joint secretary. Apurv Jain: Son of former DDCA joint secretary Ravi Jain. Puneet Sharma: Son of former DDCA director Ajay Sharma. Woman Director Saroj Katyal: Wife of former sports working committee member of DDCA, Ashok Katyal. Renu Khanna: Wife of Anil Khanna, former DDCA general secretary. Joint Secretary Pushpendra Chauhan: Brother of former DDCA vice president Chetan Chauhan. Rajan Manchanda: Brother of former DDCA treasurer Ravinder Manchanda.
Switchblade Posted June 16, 2018 Author Posted June 16, 2018 Just now, beetle said: Shameless kamine ! DDCA has to be one of the worst associations same goes for DD management both more or less are mess. beetle, UrmiSinhaRay and The Unrealist 1 2
asterix Posted June 16, 2018 Posted June 16, 2018 Anything associated with Delhi is messed up...Sorry Delhi folks... The Unrealist, UrmiSinhaRay and Switchblade 1 1 1
Switchblade Posted June 17, 2018 Author Posted June 17, 2018 Concert, dinner, gift hampers on the way to DDCA polls https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/concert-dinner-gift-hampers-on-way-to-ddca-polls-5220815/ Nearly 1,800 Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) members will be at the Siri Fort Auditorium Monday evening in New Delhi for an Adnan Sami concert. But before the singer and composer, credited with multiple Bollywood hits, takes stage Vikas Singh, Supreme Court lawyer and a presidential candidate for the upcoming DDCA elections on June 30, will feature in a slideshow showcasing his vision about cricket development. The slideshow comes a week after supporters of India TV owner Rajat Sharma, another presidential candidate and Singh’s rival, hosted a “drinks and dinner” evening for the same members at the Roshanara Club. That party had ended with a promise of a bigger bash at a five-star hotel. In between, there was a tea party, called chai pe charcha, hosted by former India all-rounder Madan Lal, also in the DDCA poll fray. With candidates desperate to outdo each other, no cost has been spared to win the all-important honorary posts at the DDCA, that come with special match-day perks and instant elevation in the social circuit. In the first BCCI unit election after the Supreme Court asked cricket bodies to implement Justice RM Lodha’s reforms, poll spending has hit a new high. The end of proxy systems has made every member important and the campaign expensive. Singh, also president of the Supreme Court Bar Association, says “world class singer Sami” will ensure the undivided attention of the members and a captive audience for himself. “It is costing me a little bit of money, but it is a better option than having dinner and drinks because there is no control over when people will come and leave. My priorities are transparency in selection and facilities for members. There are all kinds of wrongdoings going on in the DDCA,” he says. Singh also leads the ‘DDCA’s Members’ Front’. Former DDCA treasurer Ravinder Manchanda, whose brother Rajan is a joint secretary candidate in Rajat Sharma’s panel, says the drinks and dinner evening was a way to create an impression. “It is a show of strength. If we get a good crowd, it shows there is a wave in our favour,” he says. Another contesting member, who owns a sweet shop in Old Delhi, plans to courier “mithai and namkeen” hampers to members. Taking a cue from mainstream political campaigns, candidates have also launched a blitz on WhatsApp groups. The “good morning” messages to voters are followed by with decked up resumes of candidates and dirt on rivals. “This morning I got a message from a group that said that they will make public corruption cases against some former officials whose family members are contesting this time,” says a member. Former treasurer Manchanda claims that BCCI acting president CK Khanna has distributed between 600 and 700 IPL passes to win over members. “I want an inquiry into how Khanna as BCCI acting president got so many passes. He has been calling members to ask if they want passes,” he says. Khanna, whose wife Shashi is contesting for the post of vice-president in the Madan Lal panel, denied the claims. “As BCCI president, I received less than 20 complimentary passes for the IPL. I am not the first president to receive complimentary passes. I don’t know why people are alleging that I distributed hundreds of passes to members when I received such a small number,” Khanna says. With the election still more than a fortnight away and no favourites, the candidates are jittery. As for the members, they don’t want this June full of freebies to end.
NameGoesHere Posted June 18, 2018 Posted June 18, 2018 You can travel the world but you'll find that there's no scumbag scummier than a Dilli scumbag. UrmiSinhaRay 1
beetle Posted June 18, 2018 Posted June 18, 2018 Where is the COA now?Why not do something about this rather than sticking their nose in stuff they need not. UrmiSinhaRay and Ironhide 2
rkt.india Posted June 18, 2018 Posted June 18, 2018 11 minutes ago, beetle said: Where is the COA now?Why not do something about this rather than sticking their nose in stuff they need not. it is not COA's matter
Khota Posted June 18, 2018 Posted June 18, 2018 No one would believe it but in DDCA club room all they did was play cards. That is messed up. UrmiSinhaRay 1
beetle Posted June 18, 2018 Posted June 18, 2018 5 hours ago, rkt.india said: it is not COA's matter A lot of stuff is not COA matter but that doesn't stop them from interfering. Ironhide and UrmiSinhaRay 2
rkt.india Posted June 19, 2018 Posted June 19, 2018 14 hours ago, beetle said: A lot of stuff is not COA matter but that doesn't stop them from interfering. anything that is related to BCCI is COA's matter. This is DDCA matter.
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