Managing committee and office bearers involved in ticket gate scam still to vacate office
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Panaji: Goa government will initiate a process to withdraw the recognition given to Goa Cricket Association (GCA) that was embroiled in controversy after the infamous 2001 ticketgate scam, the sports minister said. State sports minister Ramesh Tawadkar told the Assembly on Thursday that the state-run Sports Authority of Goa (SAG) has already informed GCA that they will withdraw its recognition until the entire managing committee, including some office bearers indicted by a judicial commission in the scam, vacate office.
Justice M.B. Pendse Commission probed the ticket scam during April 6, 2001 India-Australia match held at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium at Fatorda. GCA president Vinod Phadke and former president Dayanand Narvekar were charged for allegedly entering into a criminal conspiracy with the ticket contractor, Chinmay Fallari, for the sale of tickets by manipulation in the tender for a consideration of Rs 68 lakh. “We have written to the GCA Secretary on July 11, 2012 that SAG may consider withdrawing recognition of the GCA until and unless the entire managing committee vacates the office,” he said.
( Source : PTI )
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