Petitioner Aditya Verma discredits BCCI's seven-member panel as illegal

The seven-member advisory group which was constituted by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Tuesday to manage and execute Lodha panel’s proposals has been named as unlawful by Aditya Verma. Verma, who was the petitioner in the 2013 IPL fixing case claimed that the BCCI authorities are rehashing botches by dissecting the Lodha Committee’s recommendations, along these lines neglecting to acknowledge the changes in all.

Headed by IPL director Rajeev Shukla, the council additionally comprises of Sourav Ganguly, T.C. Mathew, Naba Bhattacharjee, Jay Shah and Anirudh Chaudhry. While BCCI acting secretary Amitabh Chaudhary is the convener. The exchange of a bilateral tournament with Pakistan was likewise talked about.

The issue of suspension of the Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA) was also discussed in the meeting. Previous BCCI President N Srinivasan was also present at the meeting. The council will be investigating different issues like ‘one-state, one-vote’, limiting the age to 70 years for office-bearers, and furthermore expanding the number of individuals in the determination board to five from the present three, and some more.

The panel is set to begin working in the following couple of days and is required to present its initial report within a fortnight.

Only a joke

As indicated by Mid Day, Verma was cited as saying, “This is only a joke and is the scorn of court. With no plan in what capacity can BCCI frame an advisory group? They have to take the CoA’s authorization. At the point when the Supreme Court has effectively framed a council, how might they shape another board? This is only an eyewash and another system of BCCI to defer their choice.

Amitabh Chaudhary further mentioned that BCCI acting president C.K. Khanna will receive appraisals on a regular interval and the report should be submitted to him to introduce it to the general body. The initial meeting of the committee will take place on June 30.