Monday, November 14, 2016

Battlelines drawn

26 in fray for 13 posts

Vinod Gawai, DS Karunashankar to fight for secretary’s post

n Principal Correspondent

THE Battlelines are finally drawn. Incumbent president Radheshyam Sarda will once again lock horns with former chief of Vidarbha Hockey Association BC Bhartia for president’s post in the ensuing November 27 election to be held at VHA office.
Former VHA vice-president DS Karunashankar, who was appointed as secretary after Vinod Trivedi resigned from his post early this year, will face a tough fight from former secretary of the association Vinod Gawai.
Twenty-six candidates from two panels—Hockey Lovers Panel and Hockey Promoters Panel— will be fighting for 13 posts of executive committee after eight candidates withdrew their nominations from various posts on the last day of withdrawal.
Total 427 voters including 99 affiliated units and 51 new life members will cast their votes to elect the new body for one year’s tenure.
As reported by ‘The Hitavada’ Trilokinath Sidhra, who had filed his nominations for the posts of treasurer and secretary, withdrew from both the posts.
But Shyam Sharma, who had held VHA treasurer’s post since 2005, decided to contest for vice-president’s post. 
Surprisingly, Sidhra and Sharma both had termed the election process illegal in a press conference, recently. Ghahshyam Purohit, who had held the treasurer’s post for a brief period in Bhartia-Gawai regime will be up against KC Fulsunge for treasurer’s post while Pramod Jain will once again take on Bhaskar Naidu for joint secretary’s post.
The results will be declared on November 27 night.

No comments: