The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on Monday appointed former Jammu and Kashmir High Court Chief Justice Mahesh Mittal Kumar because the returning officer to conduct the upcoming Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) elections on July 4.
Sports Minister Anurag Thakur, after his assembly with protesting wrestlers on June 7, had mentioned that WFI elections will be performed by June 30 however it was clear that this deadline will be troublesome to comply with as a result of a 21-day discover is required to name the Special General Meeting (SGM) of the WFI.
The elections can be performed both on the Annual General Meeting (AGM) or SGM.
Thakur had assured the wresters that the federal government won’t enable any of the member of the family or associates of outgoing WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh to contest elections, following which the wrestlers had halted their stir until June 15.
IOA CEO Kalyan Chaubey communicated Justice Mittal Kumar about his appointment and sought his acceptance for the position.
“IOA has to take steps forward to conduct elections of the WFI Executive Committee and we are pleased to appoint you as a returning officer to conduct the elections of the WFI. You many consider appointing one assistant returning officer and other staff to assist in conducting the elections,” Chaubey wrote within the letter.
“Elections are required to be conducted in the SGM of the WFI called on 4th July and the schedule of the election will be required to be drawn accordingly. We look forward to your confirmation of acceptance and also smooth conduct of elections of the WFI on July 4.”
Sources, nevertheless, mentioned Justice Mittal Kumar can determine the date of the SGM and the elections on his personal and it’ll be up to him to maintain the polls on July 4 or a couple of days later.
The WFI has 25 affiliated items, together with union territories Chandigarh and Delhi. Each state unit can ship two representatives and every consultant shall have one vote. So, the electoral school for the WFI elections will consist of fifty votes.
The state items can nominate solely these representatives who’re members of their govt our bodies, in accordance to the WFI structure.
It stays to be seen what occurs if the eligible candidates related to Singh file their nomination for the elections.
Singh’s son Karan was vp within the earlier WFI setup and can also be related to the UP wrestling affiliation. His son-in-law Vishal Singh is the president of the Bihar Wrestling Association.
They are each eligible to contest as state physique representatives.
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