BCCI rejects new sports bill

MUMBAI: The working committee of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has rejected the revised draft for the National Sports Development Bill. It wants to regulate the functioning of National Sports Federations.

The BCCI said that certain aspects of the bill are meant to "destroy the autonomy" of the board.

BCCI secretary Sanjay Jagdale said, "While the BCCI is all for good governance and transparency in sports bodies, certain aspects of the Bill seek to destroy the autonomy of the Board and dilute the rights of its members.

"Therefore the Board is totally opposed to this Bill and will be communicating its objections to the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports shortly. It has to be borne in mind that ?Sports? is a state subject and the legislative competence of central government is limited. The bill tends to encroach upon fundamental rights of sports bodies".