The elections to the IBF is scheduled to be held here on Sunday with reports doing the rounds that its constitution will be amended to apparently create a new post of chairman for the incumbent president Abhay Singh Chautala, who, under, government rules, is ineligible to contest again as he has served three terms at the helm.
But the sports ministry in a letter has told the federation in clear terms to refrain from amending the constitution.
"I am directed to say that from the agenda of the Notice for the Annual General Meeting dated 21 August, 2012, it is noted that the federation is proposing to amend the constitution to accommodate their outgoing president and also other such office bearers who are already office bearers in other National Sports Federations," the letter addressed to IBF Secretary General and signed by Under Secretary A K Patro said.
"These proposed moves to amend their constitution by the federation is against the spirit of the government guidelines on Good Governance practices in the management of NSFs," it said.
According to the ministry guidelines, a president cannot serve more than three terms.
The IBF had written to the sports ministry, seeking exceptions to the government rule on the ground of decent progress boxing has made in recent years under the present set of office-bearers. MORE