Central Information Commission-CIC deserves all compliments for its recent order dated 16.06.2017 -copy attached- in case-number CIC-LS-C-2012-000565, wherein answer is sought on following points from Prime Minister Office-PMO, Union Ministry of Sports and Union Ministry of Law on important points relating to cricket and BCCI.
1. Why the Indian Cricket team even now carrying the logo of BCCI instead of sporting the Union of India symbol? Why the BCCI is still using the logo designed by British Raj in 1928 which resembles 90 per cent the symbol of star of India given by British Raj to his loyal princes? Why the Government of India does not change it to truly Indian Symbol with either tricolor or four lions or Ashoka’s Dharm Chakra or any other logo decided by the Government of India?
2. Why the Government of India, PMO or the MoYAS not taken any measures to implement its declaration that the BCCI as public authority under RTI Act, as per its answer to Lok Sabha?
3. Why are not they bringing a uniform policy for rewarding winning international sports persons to prevent unhealthy competition for publicity among Governments?
4. Why the sports frauds like match fixing and betting are not prohibited and action was not being taken effectively?
5. What is the status of action on the Bill to prevent sports frauds?
Since BCCI obtained an ex-party stay-order dated 24.07.2013 from Madras High Court on hearing at CIC which is still continuing, it is now for central government to declare BCCI as a public-authority under RTI Act as per reply by the then Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports to an un-starred question-number 2097 raised by four Parliamentarians on 27.03.2012 in Lok Sabha. It becomes even more important in view of observations of Supreme Court in the matter leading to various reforms in administration of BCCI.
SUBHASH CHANDRA AGRAWAL