In an unprecedented transfer, eight state tennis associations, affiliated with AITA, have proposed to maneuver a no confidence movement towards President Anil Jain and an Additional Strange Common Assembly (EGM) has been referred to as on September 28 in New Delhi for the aim. Apparently, the All India Tennis Affiliation (AITA) has referred to as the EGM on the day it’s scheduled to carry its Annual Common Assembly (AGM) and conduct elections, the results of which might’t be declared and are to be submitted to the Delhi Excessive Court docket in a sealed envelop.
Jain, who’s a BJP Rajya Sabha MP, is dealing with the costs of “loading the affiliation together with his private ‘entitled’ bills by travelling together with his household overseas a number of instances.” The state models that proposed the no-confidence movement are: Assam, Gujarat, Jammu and Kashmir, Haryana Maharashtra, Punjab, Tamil Nadu and Tripura.
If the no confidence movement is handed, Jain will stop to be AITA President. By no means within the historical past of Indian tennis has the top of the federation been eliminated on this style.
Jain was elected the AITA President unopposed in September 2020, changing Praveen Mahajan. He served as AITA Vice President earlier than that from 2016-2020.
When contacted by PTI, Jain mentioned the state models have opened the entrance towards him as a result of he suggested them to comply with Sports activities Code throughout the upcoming elections.
“This EGM is unlawful. A 3-week discover is required to name any assembly. This assembly is null and void. I’ll take authorized motion. Clause 15 of AITA structure explains the method to name conferences. You possibly can’t ship a discover on twenty third of a month and name a gathering on the twenty eighth.
“Is that this their strategy to penalise me for saying that they have to comply with Sports activities Code? All of them might be disqualified as a result of this Electoral Faculty is improper. If I’ve achieved something improper, I’ll go,” Jain mentioned.
Nonetheless, an official from the state associations mentioned there are extra allegations towards Jain and it is not a difficulty of following the Sports activities Code.
“Who says we aren’t following Sports activities Code? We’re Code-compliant. We’ll by no means go towards the regulation of the land. This isn’t about Sports activities Code. If this was the problem, why he didn’t say something when the EC assembly was held final month and AGM and elections have been introduced.
“That is the time to wash the system, that is the time to assist the gamers and alter the face of Indian tennis. We’re united on this. We’ve a succesful group to do it. You will note Indian tennis altering after these elections,” he mentioned. One in every of state associations accused Jain of utilizing his place in AITA for private good points.
“Setting apart all of the ideas of excellent governance, he has used the AITA Belief for his private hidden agenda by changing into a everlasting trustee in his particular person capability as a substitute of being in ex-officio capability,” a state affiliation wrote to AITA on September 21.
“All of the members of AITA, have to date remained silent with a view to take care of dignity and cohesiveness throughout the fraternity of AITA.”
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