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IOA main PT Usha. (FILE photo)
Less than 2 years aft she became the archetypal pistillate president of the Indian Olympic Association, legendary jock PT Usha could look a ballot of no-confidence during its Special General Meeting connected October 25.
According to constituent fig 26 of the meeting’s docket issues by the Executive Council, the IOA volition ‘discuss and see a question of No Confidence against the President successful airy of alleged law violations and actions perchance detrimental to Indian sports.’
Usha has been progressive successful a prolonged tussle with the IOA’s Executive Council members, with allegations flying from some sides. The legendary athlete, the archetypal pistillate to caput the IOA, has issued amusement origin announcement to aggregate Executive Council members for allegedly violating eligibility norms.
On the different hand, her opponents person accused Usha of ‘high-handedness’. She has besides been questioned by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India regarding the declaration with Reliance for a hospitality lounge astatine the Paris Olympics. The CAG has alleged that Reliance was fixed ‘undue favours’ and that decisions taken by Usha caused the IOA a nonaccomplishment of Rs 24 crore. Usha has staunchly denied these allegations.
Other items connected the docket see a reappraisal of the IOA president’s power, ‘discuss the details of sponsorship contracts’ executed by Usha, the assignment of a CEO, the Rs 1.75 crore indebtedness to Weightlifting Federation of India and amusement origin notices issued to aggregate Executive Council members including IOA treasurer Sahdev Yadav, Ajay Patel, Bhupinder Singh Bajwa, Rajlaxmi Singh Deo and Alaknanda Ashok.
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