Delay in stadium construction
JKCA scam slows downs the work on cricket stadium in Jammu
Yash Khajuria
JAMMU, April 03: The much hyped Jammu Kashmir Cricket Association’s Scam has cost the another delaying stretch in beginning of the most awaited International Cricket Stadium, which have faced another hurdle due to the multi crore scam in the JKCA.
Since, the officials in the cricket association have been found involved in financial irregularities and embezzlement of funds and the President of the association and Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy, Dr Farooq Abdullah has asked General Secretary, Ehsan Mirza, to resign and after his resignation the JKCA has issued handout stating that the foundation laying ceremony has been postponed due to the ongoing unrest in the Association as reason for another delay in the laying of foundation stone for the cricket stadium.
“This isn’t for the first that the association is finding itself in the centre of storm; infact in past few years it has been more often than once accused of favouritism, financial irregularities, internal bickering, misappropriation and embezzlement. It wouldn’t be wrong to state that the association has miserably failed in achieving the stated motto, which was to introduce the cricket at the grassroots level in the state”, Said Vijay Sharma an Ex Ranji Player.
Besides failing to provide adequate infrastructure for the development of the game, the association has been least effective in promoting the players to play in various national tourneys and tournaments which include IPL. It is interesting to not that the recently held BCCI talent hunt program not a single player has been shortlisted or made to the final list, he added.
Interestingly, JKCA was also came in for severe criticism last year over the alleged embezzlement of Rs 100 crore received from BCCI for the construction of cricket stadiums in the State. The amount, which JKCA denied to have received, is believed to have been meant for construction of international stadium at Bajalta in Jammu and another stadium in Kashmir.
“The expose proved to be the drop scene of the dismal performance of the J&K Cricket team in recent Ranji competitions, Vijay Hazari trophy and Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. The team failed to register even a single win.
“When the funds meant for nourishing talent are swindled, you can only expect squabbling, leg-pulling, conspiracies, mushrooming of vested interests and even death of talent”, Said a senior cricketer.
However, the when contacted about the further strategy for the work to start on the much awaited International stadium the authorities have said, “The decision is to be taken by the working committee of the central office bearers of association headed by Mohd. Aslam Goni, Chairman”,Ranjit Kalra, Member JKCA working Committee Jammu wing.
It is the much awaited project for the cricket lovers of the state among the cricketers and the committee is also very much concerned about the delay of the same as after the handout came from the central office the committee under the chairmanship of Hardev Singh Jamwal, Joint secretary JKCA, organized an urgent meeting and requested to the central working committee to urgently reschedule the foundation laying ceremony of the jammu international stadium.
However when contacted to the chairman JKCA Mohd. Aslam Goni, who was enjoing the offered luxury of being as team manager with team India for the lone T-20 match in South Africa, in the same hangover has said that he is not very much aware of the matter as he was in South Africa and yet not made proxy in his office.
If the Chairman of the JKCA is so casual about the hopes of cricket lovers then who knows that how long aspiring cricketers of Jammu have to be dependent to eat the dust and toil hard by practicing at the worn-out multi-purpose MA Stadium in the absence of compulsory Cricket stadium.
JKCA scam slows downs the work on cricket stadium in Jammu
Yash Khajuria
JAMMU, April 03: The much hyped Jammu Kashmir Cricket Association’s Scam has cost the another delaying stretch in beginning of the most awaited International Cricket Stadium, which have faced another hurdle due to the multi crore scam in the JKCA.
Since, the officials in the cricket association have been found involved in financial irregularities and embezzlement of funds and the President of the association and Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy, Dr Farooq Abdullah has asked General Secretary, Ehsan Mirza, to resign and after his resignation the JKCA has issued handout stating that the foundation laying ceremony has been postponed due to the ongoing unrest in the Association as reason for another delay in the laying of foundation stone for the cricket stadium.
“This isn’t for the first that the association is finding itself in the centre of storm; infact in past few years it has been more often than once accused of favouritism, financial irregularities, internal bickering, misappropriation and embezzlement. It wouldn’t be wrong to state that the association has miserably failed in achieving the stated motto, which was to introduce the cricket at the grassroots level in the state”, Said Vijay Sharma an Ex Ranji Player.
Besides failing to provide adequate infrastructure for the development of the game, the association has been least effective in promoting the players to play in various national tourneys and tournaments which include IPL. It is interesting to not that the recently held BCCI talent hunt program not a single player has been shortlisted or made to the final list, he added.
Interestingly, JKCA was also came in for severe criticism last year over the alleged embezzlement of Rs 100 crore received from BCCI for the construction of cricket stadiums in the State. The amount, which JKCA denied to have received, is believed to have been meant for construction of international stadium at Bajalta in Jammu and another stadium in Kashmir.
“The expose proved to be the drop scene of the dismal performance of the J&K Cricket team in recent Ranji competitions, Vijay Hazari trophy and Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. The team failed to register even a single win.
“When the funds meant for nourishing talent are swindled, you can only expect squabbling, leg-pulling, conspiracies, mushrooming of vested interests and even death of talent”, Said a senior cricketer.
However, the when contacted about the further strategy for the work to start on the much awaited International stadium the authorities have said, “The decision is to be taken by the working committee of the central office bearers of association headed by Mohd. Aslam Goni, Chairman”,Ranjit Kalra, Member JKCA working Committee Jammu wing.
It is the much awaited project for the cricket lovers of the state among the cricketers and the committee is also very much concerned about the delay of the same as after the handout came from the central office the committee under the chairmanship of Hardev Singh Jamwal, Joint secretary JKCA, organized an urgent meeting and requested to the central working committee to urgently reschedule the foundation laying ceremony of the jammu international stadium.
However when contacted to the chairman JKCA Mohd. Aslam Goni, who was enjoing the offered luxury of being as team manager with team India for the lone T-20 match in South Africa, in the same hangover has said that he is not very much aware of the matter as he was in South Africa and yet not made proxy in his office.
If the Chairman of the JKCA is so casual about the hopes of cricket lovers then who knows that how long aspiring cricketers of Jammu have to be dependent to eat the dust and toil hard by practicing at the worn-out multi-purpose MA Stadium in the absence of compulsory Cricket stadium.
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