JB Roy camp complains to Negre, plans to meet IOC chief
International Hockey Federation (FIH) chief Leandro Negre on Tuesday had a first hand experience of the turmoil that plagues Indian hockey when Bengal state association president JB Roy came calling with a complaint.
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New Delhi: International Hockey Federation
(FIH) chief Leandro Negre on Tuesday had a first hand experience of
the turmoil that plagues Indian hockey when Bengal state
association president JB Roy came calling with a complaint
that the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) was "killing" the
sport in the country.
A day after Negre announced the title sponsor for the
2010 World Cup to be held here, he met Roy and Amrit Bose,
Secretary of the Indian Women`s Hockey Federation (IWHF), who
complained about the IOA high-handedness in the formation of
Hockey India and its impending elections.
"It was pointed out to him that the IOA was interfering
in the democratic process by announcing a three-member
committee to form the state bodies and instructing these
bodies not to admit anybody without the permission of its
favorites, Lalit Bhanot and Harish Sharma," the JB Roy camp
said in a statement.
"They (Roy and Bose) said neither of these two gentlemen
had any relevance or relation to hockey, since Bhanot is
looking after athletics and Sharma is looking after basketball
for many years now," it read.
Roy told Negre that by doing so, the IOA was making a
mockery of democracy and natural justice and was indulging in
dirty politicking and killing the sport.
Negre, on his part, has promised to ensure that Hockey
India elections are conducted in a fully democratic manner by
October this year, they claimed.
The dissident group has also decided to meet
International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge to
apprise him of the issue.
"To raise the awareness level against the undemocratic
functioning of the IOA, a five-member delegation would meet
the President of the International Olympic Committee Jacques
Rogge, in Lausanne soon. Roy has made it clear that he is
making all efforts to restore Indian hockey to its glorious
past, and not just to hold an office," the statement added.
Bureau Report
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