All not good in DDCA: 8 BoDs sign resolution to remove President Rajat Sharma

Eight Board of Directors of the Delhi & District Cricket Association (DDCA) has signed a joint resolution for withdrawal of all powers vested with president Rajat Sharma, a move that could have far-reaching implications. The ones who have signed the resolution during a meeting held last Sunday are Vinod Tihara, Rajan Manchanda, Sanjay Bhardwaj, Alok Mittal, Apurv Gupta, SN Sharma, Sudhir Agarwal and Nitin Gupta. Tihara, who was made the secretary, and former cricketer Bhardwaj had protested at the start of Sharma's tenure saying they didn't like his ways of functioning. Tihara, in fact, was suspended and he took legal recourse to get a favourable verdict. However, government nominee and most notable member in the BoD, Gautam Gambhir, didn't sign the resolution along with six others (barring Sharma). The resolution statement read, “Resolved that powers to the president that was accorded to him on 02/07/2018 by the Board of Directors for day to day running of affairs is withdrawn and all the decisions will be taken by the apex council. We further resolve that we passed this resolution by circulation considering the urgency of the matter and may be placed at the next apex council for taking note of.” “For complete withdrawal of Sharma's powers, there has to be a majority and the aggrieved directors are yet to procure the majority. It is still 8 out of 16. Even if they get one more signature, the president can move court and procure a stay order,” a senior DDCA member said. “In all, it will lead to another impasse in DDCA as Supreme Court (as per earlier order) will not appoint any more administrator. The matter will now be placed before the BCCI's Committee of Administrators. We are in the process of sending the decision of the Board of Directors,” he said. However, with BCCI's new constitution vesting all powers in Apex Council, it couldn't be ascertained whether the resolution passed by DDCA's BoD has legal sanctity or not.