IBNLive: New Delhi: Wednesday, August 20, 2014.
After a
national hockey camp was not cleared by the government, Hockey India's
secretary general Narinder Batra on Tuesday filed an RTI against Ajit Sharan,
secretary, ministry of sports, and SAI director general Jiji Thomson.
The national
junior women's hockey camp that was slated to start in Bhopal today was
reportedly not cleared by the government.
In the Right
To Information petition, Batra sought information on the cost incurred by both
Sharan and Thomson on domestic and international tours from the time of joining
the sports ministry and SAI till date.
"Thank
you very much for not sanctioning the junior women camp in Bhopal which was to
start from today i.e. 19 August, 2014, and thank you also for your unsportsman
like behaviour and ruining the women development programme of hockey in
India," Batra said in a statement.
HI had asked
for permission from the SAI on July 3 for the Aug 19-Sep 30 camp in Bhopal.
Batra also wanted Sports Minister Sarbananda Sonowal to intervene.
"Hon'ble
Minister Sir, we Hockey India request for your kind intervention, it is
becoming difficult to work with officers in your ministry who are more of
spoilers then listeners.
"Sir,
with your intervention we want fairness amongst your senior officer's in
ministry and SAI for build up of hockey and other sports for winning medals in
coming years, is not hampered by few egoistic individuals. Hope for your
favourable consideration," said Batra.
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