NEW DELHI: The meeting of the Indian Olympic Association’s (IOA) office-bearers and the representatives of its member state units with the Supreme Court-appointed one-member committee of former apex court judge, Justice L Nageswara Rao, on Friday here saw snide remarks and personal attacks traded between the factions led by ex-IOA president Narinder Dhruv Batra and current secretary general Rajeev Mehta. It was followed by an impassioned plea by the state Olympic bodies (SOAs) to restore their voting rights, which has been done away with in the draft constitution of the IOA.
The marathon meeting at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium complex, which started around 11 am and lasted till 5 pm, witnessed some ugly scenes when a member of the Haryana state boxing association (HSBA) objected to the presence of IOA treasurer Anandeshwar Panday, who is facing charges of raping a national-level handball player, at the meeting, while apprising Justice Rao of Panday’s alleged sexual misconduct in the past.
