"Randhir Singh had on a daily basis issued the threat that IOC will impose a ban on IOA if it follows the government's sports code. I would like to ask him why was he in a hurry to conduct the elections in October when our demands were to hold it in December.
"It was because of this attitude all sorts of confusions have arisen. Otherwise, things were going on smoothly. The election process was as per Randhir's notification. He wanted early elections to the NOC. Since he was completing his four-year term, he wanted the polls to be held at the earliest. But the AGM wanted it in December. Subsequently he only issued the notification regarding the elections," Chautala said.
Chautala said, as an IOC member, Randhir's responsibility was to resolve the issue with the international body but he chose to make the matters worse by forcing them write various letters, including the threat of derecognising IOA.
"His pullout drama citing violation of IOC charter was an afterthought because he knew he was losing the elections. That is why he sought the help of IOC and forced them write various letters, including the threat of derecognising/disaffiliating IOA.
"We want his immediate resignation as the whole mess has been created by him for his own interest. He cannot be representing the NOC as per the IOC charter," said Chautala.
Jharkhand Olympics Association President and eminent lawyer R K Anand said that according to 3.7 of the charter, any member ceases to be an IOC member, the moment his tenure in NOC comes to an end, which has happened today with the election of a new secretary-general following the official intimation from the three-member Election Commission. More
