IBNLive: New Delhi: Monday,
March 11, 2013.
The Sports
Ministry has made it clear that it can only deal with the VK Malhotra-led
Indian Olympic Association after the suspension of the IOA by the International
Olympic Committee in December last.
The
Ministry's reply to a recent RTI application by a resident of Kollam in Kerala
would mean that it cannot deal with Abhay Singh Chautala-led dispensation
elected on December 5 last, a day after the IOC suspended the IOA for
government interference.
The IOA
polls, which elected Chautala as president, were declared "null and
void" by the IOC. "IOA is the National Olympic Committee of India
affiliated to IOC. IOA does not require recognition of the Ministry as it is
the sole NOC from the country," the reply said on the question whether IOA
is recognised by the Sports Ministry.
"Ministry
is required to deal with the NOC recognised by the IOC. As far as the
recognition of National Sports Federations is concerned, the same are regulated
in accordance with the provisions contained in National Sports Development
Code," it said.
The reply
mentioned the names of Malhotra and Randhir on the question to furnish the
names of the IOA president and Secretary recognised by the Ministry. It also
replied on the negative on the question whether the Ministry had recently
de-recognised the IOA.
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