Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) officials were seen engaging in a fistfight during the state cricket body’s annual general meeting on Sunday. Former Indian opener, Gautam Gambhir tweeted a video in which some officials of the DDCA can be seen exchanging blows on stage. Gambhir requested BCCI president Sourav Ganguly and board secretary, Jay Shah, to dissolve the state unit with immediate effect, demanding a life ban for those involved in the fight.
Captioning a video on Twitter, Gambhir wrote: “DDCA GOES ‘ALL OUT’… AND DDCA IS ALL OUT FOR A SHAMEFUL DUCK. Look, how handful of crooks are making mockery of an institution. I’d urge @BCCI @SGanguly99 @JayShah to dissolve @delhi_cricket immediately. Surely, sanctions or even a life ban for those involved”.
DDCA GOES “ALL OUT”…AND DDCA IS ALL OUT FOR A SHAMEFUL DUCK. Look, how handful of crooks are making mockery of an institution. I’d urge @BCCI @SGanguly99 @JayShah to dissolve @delhi_cricket immediately. Surely, sanctions or even a life ban for those involved. pic.twitter.com/yg0Z1kfux9
— Gautam Gambhir (@GautamGambhir) December 29, 2019
In the video, a man can be seen charging towards another with his fist raised before some men intervened to separate the two. However, the situation got out of control after most of the men started engaging in a fight.
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According to news agency IANS, DDCA joint secretary Rajan Manchanda is among those who can be seen in the melee which reportedly arose after the members could not agree on the agenda passed at the meeting. The DDCA posted a statement on its official Twitter handle, without mentioning the fracas at the AGM.
The statement issued by the DDCA read: “Thank you members. The Board of Directors of the DDCA extends its sincere gratitude and thanks all its esteemed members for having attended the AGM of the Company on a chilly and cold Sunday morning and having extended their wholehearted support and backing the Board’s vision and endeavour to take the Company to greater heights. Warmest regards”.
Thank you members. pic.twitter.com/905oqJTDGM
— DDCA (@delhi_cricket) December 29, 2019
Soon after the drama-filled AGM, the DDCA named Justice Deepak Verma as Ombudsman and announced that the president of the association will be elected by January 13. Talking about the same, DDCA director Sanjay Bhardwaj said, “We had five points. All were adopted. Yes, we had a few debates, but nothing worth mentioning.”
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It was a fractious AGM where a lot of chaos took centre stage. Joint secretary Rajan Manchanda was allegedly manhandled by Apex Council members. The agenda was also supposedly forced through despite dissent according to sources.
