BCCI president Anurag Thakur and secretary Ajay Shirke on Saturday filed their respective affidavits to the Justice R.M. Lodha Committee as per the directive of the Supreme Court issued on October 21.
In his seven-page submission, Thakur maintained his stand about the inability of the members to accept some of the recommendations in totality and also sought directions under the circumstances.
Thakur statement also told the committee that despite state units being categorically told that their financial grants could be affected, had stuck to their stand.
The BCCI president also submitted 50 pages of supporting documents which contained the minutes of the various emergent meetings to discuss the reforms.
Point no. 8 of Thakur’s affidavit states: “At the commencement of the meeting, the Hony Secretary proposed to the members that the new Memorandum of Association as proposed by the Lodha Committee, as amended by Hon Supreme Court and annexed as Annexure A to the report of Lodha Committee be accepted in totality. This proposal was seconded by me in my capacity as Hony President of the BCCI. This proposal was put to vote before the members.”
Point 9 states: “All the members however rejected this proposal. The members further went on to state that while they were not averse to accepting new memorandum, they had difficulties in adopting the same in totality as proposed by Hony Secy and seconded by me.”
