By Paritosh Pramanik
Nov 3, 2016
VIDARBHA Hockey Association (VHA) ground is suddenly witnessing increasing footfalls these days. Life members and executive committee members, who hardly come to watch matches round the year, were seen thronging the venue on Wednesday evening.
The venue for November 27 elections was abuzz with life members and representatives of affiliated units submitting objection letters to Election Officer Shreegopal Soni.
As many as 13 objection letters were submitted on the last day of objection on voters’ list to the election officer.
While most of the letters were related to inclusion of missing names in the voters’ list, a few from district associations also approached the election officer for voting rights in the ensuing elections.
Rajendra Sharma, president of Hockey Association of Wardha District, submitted his letter asking to grant him the voting right.
Sharma had cast his vote in the 2014 elections of the association.
In his letter Sharma, who was the vice-president of the association in 2005, stated that Hockey Association of Wardha has paid the affiliation fee for 2015-16 and 2016-17 which proves that his district association is legally affiliated with VHA.
“We request you to consider the above submission carefully and grant permission to Rajendra Sharma to participate and exercise his right to vote at the ensuing election to VHA 2016,” the letter stated.
Similarly, former VHA secretary Vinod Gawai, Ravindra Francis, Unnat Khanna, Ratish Khanna, Ashok Sakargaye claimed that they were made patrons and life members in 2005 by the then president Radheshyam Sarda and treasurer Shyam Sharma but still their names are missing from the voters’ list. They all submitted their objection letter and requested the election officer to include their names before the final list is displayed on November 4.
Objection was also raised on the inclusion of 51 life members.
Election officer Soni has asked all the aggrieved parties to meet him at VHA office on Thursday evening.
“I have asked them to discuss their objections on Thursday evening and sort out problems, if any, amicably,” said Soni.
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Treasurer Sharma ‘refuses’
to release funds for election
THE internal fight amongst VHA officials has now come out in open. The ruling body was elected unopposed in 2014 after Sadar group, under the leadership of Sardar Atal Bahadur Singh, and archrivals for decades TN Sidhra’s Hockey Promoters Panel joined hands to dethrone Bhartia-Gawai led Hockey Development Panel.
But immediately after winning the elections, differences started growing which continues till date.
After election officer Shreegopal Soni wrote to Radheshyam Sarda requesting release of funds for election on Tuesday, the VHA president wrote a letter to treasurer Shyam Sharma to release funds.
With no reply from Sharma till Wednesday evening, Sarda verbally asked Sharma to release funds but Sharma ‘refused’ stating the “proposal to release funds for election was not passed by the executive committee in the meeting held before the election dates were declared.” Altercation between the two continued and Sharma said he would reply to the letter soon.
Surprisingly, VHA executive committee, till date, has not changed the name of signatory (secretary) in the bank after Vinod Trivedi, the then secretary, resigned from his post and DS Karunashankar was appointed in his place.
Nov 3, 2016
VIDARBHA Hockey Association (VHA) ground is suddenly witnessing increasing footfalls these days. Life members and executive committee members, who hardly come to watch matches round the year, were seen thronging the venue on Wednesday evening.
The venue for November 27 elections was abuzz with life members and representatives of affiliated units submitting objection letters to Election Officer Shreegopal Soni.
As many as 13 objection letters were submitted on the last day of objection on voters’ list to the election officer.
While most of the letters were related to inclusion of missing names in the voters’ list, a few from district associations also approached the election officer for voting rights in the ensuing elections.
Rajendra Sharma, president of Hockey Association of Wardha District, submitted his letter asking to grant him the voting right.
Sharma had cast his vote in the 2014 elections of the association.
In his letter Sharma, who was the vice-president of the association in 2005, stated that Hockey Association of Wardha has paid the affiliation fee for 2015-16 and 2016-17 which proves that his district association is legally affiliated with VHA.
“We request you to consider the above submission carefully and grant permission to Rajendra Sharma to participate and exercise his right to vote at the ensuing election to VHA 2016,” the letter stated.
Similarly, former VHA secretary Vinod Gawai, Ravindra Francis, Unnat Khanna, Ratish Khanna, Ashok Sakargaye claimed that they were made patrons and life members in 2005 by the then president Radheshyam Sarda and treasurer Shyam Sharma but still their names are missing from the voters’ list. They all submitted their objection letter and requested the election officer to include their names before the final list is displayed on November 4.
Objection was also raised on the inclusion of 51 life members.
Election officer Soni has asked all the aggrieved parties to meet him at VHA office on Thursday evening.
“I have asked them to discuss their objections on Thursday evening and sort out problems, if any, amicably,” said Soni.
--------------------------------
Treasurer Sharma ‘refuses’
to release funds for election
THE internal fight amongst VHA officials has now come out in open. The ruling body was elected unopposed in 2014 after Sadar group, under the leadership of Sardar Atal Bahadur Singh, and archrivals for decades TN Sidhra’s Hockey Promoters Panel joined hands to dethrone Bhartia-Gawai led Hockey Development Panel.
But immediately after winning the elections, differences started growing which continues till date.
After election officer Shreegopal Soni wrote to Radheshyam Sarda requesting release of funds for election on Tuesday, the VHA president wrote a letter to treasurer Shyam Sharma to release funds.
With no reply from Sharma till Wednesday evening, Sarda verbally asked Sharma to release funds but Sharma ‘refused’ stating the “proposal to release funds for election was not passed by the executive committee in the meeting held before the election dates were declared.” Altercation between the two continued and Sharma said he would reply to the letter soon.
Surprisingly, VHA executive committee, till date, has not changed the name of signatory (secretary) in the bank after Vinod Trivedi, the then secretary, resigned from his post and DS Karunashankar was appointed in his place.
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