Word ‘The’ added to NDUHA before our body took charge, claims Secretary Qureshi

Special Correspondent

June 27, 2025

THE Nagpur District Unified Hockey Association (TNDUHA) Secretary Parvez Qureshi finally broke his silence and claimed that his association is the legal one and is working for the betterment and promotion of the game in the district.

A huge controversy broke when members of Nagpur District Unified Hockey Association (NDUHA), which is registered with Charity Commissioner Office, Nagpur since 2012, alleged that Qureshi, has fraudulently changed the name of the association (by adding a word ‘The’).

However, Qureshi claimed that the word ‘The’ was added to NDUHA prior to his body taking charge. 

“At the time of its inception it was Nagpur District Unified Hockey Association, when it was registered in 2012 by Late DS Karuna Shankar and Salim Baig. Vinod Trivedi was the first President while Salim Baig was Secretary of the association. Pramod Thakre and myself were elected as the President and Secretary for the term 2021-2025. The word ‘The’ was added to Nagpur District Unified Hockey Association, Nagpur and the constitution was amended prior to our taking charge of the office. After taking charge, The Nagpur District Unified Hockey Association, Nagpur got the affiliation from Hockey Maharashtra in the name of TNDUHA,” claimed Qureshi while talking with ‘The Hitavada’.

Qureshi alleged that a few with vested interested are creating confusion. 

“The association was running well till the time the hearing before the District Collector, Nagpur was fixed to decide the lease matter of VHA. Pramod Jain, for obvious reasons, revolted against our group and presented an application seeking intervention in the matter. From that day onwards we are facing problems,” alleged Qureshi.

On Thakre’s claims that he was not part of the election process, Qureshi stated, “The proceedings of the Executive Committee meeting dated 02/04/2025 and 08/06/2025 are well videographed for anybody to deny the decisions adopted in the two meetings.

“I have been relentlessly working for the betterment of hockey. All the unwanted problems are being created by the vested interest persons who were denied the desired posts,” alleged Qureshi.

To prove his point and authenticity, Qureshi stated, “After I was elected Secretary for 2021-2025, Vinod Trivedi (President), Salim Baig (Secretary) and Mamta Trivedi (Treasurer) gave an authority letter in favour of Pramod Thakre, Parvez Qureshi and Anil Daral to operate and continue the bank account of the association. The same is ample proof of my office and that of the entire executive body. The Letter Head on which the said authority letter was issued was of The Nagpur District Unified Hockey Association, Nagpur.”

On how the body functioned from 2012 to 2021, Qureshi claimed that the previous executive members held meetings and conducted elections regularly. “The election of executive members was done by raising of hands,” he claimed.

It may be mentioned here that the current body headed by Thakre and Qureshi was also appointed and not elected, as confirmed by Qureshi.