The Minister said the decision has been taken as the
election of the IABF held on September 23, was in violation of the procedure
laid down in the Sports Code.
The major defects were:
The publication of the electoral roll was flawed because it
was not possible for the electoral roll to be dispatched to members by post
prior to the last date for filing of nominations and merely publishing on the
website is not considered sufficient notice or information to all members.
Members were not given sufficient time to file nominations
as the gap between the finalization of the electoral roll and the filing of
nomination was too short to allow people to travel large distances and file
nominations personally.
Nominations of candidates were taken from the floor of the
House on a date which was after last date of nomination and this is not
permissible.
In view of this, the entire election needs to be held
afresh. The Government has to suspend
the recognition of the Indian Amateur Boxing Federation pending fresh
elections. A notice will be sent to the
IABF to confirm that they will hold fresh elections under independent
supervision within a period of 15 days failing which the de-recognition will be
made absolute.
Jitendra Singh said the International Boxing Federation has
also suspended the IABF, pending enquiry into the elections held on September 23,
2012. This will mean that boxers from India may find
it difficult to participate in international events. The Government of India will open a dialogue
with the IABF to set in place interim measures so that the athletes are not
affected.
PIB Press release
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