The BCCI members will push for an extended term for Sourav Ganguly and his team at the Board's Annual General Meeting (AGM) on December 1, claims a NDTV report.
They need a 3/4th majority in the general body for their wish to be granted but it also has to have a Supreme Court's nod. The proposed amendments might also put the recommendations of Lodha Committee under threat.
If BCCI’s proposal gets accepted by the Apex Court then Sourav Ganguly may have a six-year term as board president instead of nine months.
As per the constitution, an office bearer who has held any post for two consecutive terms (six years) either at a state association or in the BCCI, or a combination of both, shall not be eligible to contest any further election without completing a cooling-off period of three years. While the cooling-off period is going on, the person is not ought to serve in any capacity in both the BCCI or at state level.
Now, the BCCI is expected to propose that the cooling-off period be applied to an individual when he has finished six years at a stretch in the BCCI or state association.
The report also claims that the proposal seeks more power for the secretary, a position that's currently held by Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s son Jay Shah. They want secretary to lead the Apex Council and for the CEO to report to him.
Furthermore, the general body wants disqualification criteria for IPL Governing Council members relaxed, as also India's representative to the International Cricket Council (ICC). They would like to see experienced people negotiating on behalf of the BCCI.
Sourav Ganguly-led body wants the '70 as age cap' disqualification criteria removed for the IPL governing council members and 'holding public office' disqualification criteria removed for apex council members and office bearers, both are against the recommendations of the Lodha Committee.
(Inputs from NDTV)
