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New Delhi: <\/strong>Describing the revised draft of sports bill as a cruel, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on Tuesday out rightly rejected it and lambasted the government for its attempts to strangulate the autonomy of the sports federations and hijack the Olympic movement in the country.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is more draconian bill, which\u00a0 if passed will shackle the IOA, National Sports Federations (NSF) and will hit at the very root of the autonomy of the\u00a0 Olympic Charter and we will never be a party to it,\u201d IOA acting president Vijay Kumar Malhotra said in a statement here.<\/p>\n

In a strong reaction to the proposed bill, Prof Malhotra said, \u201cI am surprised at this so called revision. It is sheer waste of time, energy and money. This so called revised\u00a0\u00a0 draft is a part of the malicious and sinister campaign the Sports Minister has launched against the IOA and NSF and we are going to oppose it tooth and nail,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

\u201cI cannot even call it an old wine in new bottle, it is a simple charade and if Sports Minister Ajay Maken thinks he can bulldoze his way through, he is sadly mistaken\u201d he said.\u00a0 “Dropping one para and few lines from earlier draft and attempts to placate the BCCI does not make it a revised bill.\u201d<\/p>\n

The IOA chief said he is surprised at Maken\u2019s obsession to destroy the Olympic movement in the country\u201d. I don\u2019t know what he is trying to achieve and whom is trying to impress. There is nothing new in this redrafted bill and I don\u2019t know on what basis sports minister expects us to accept it.\u201d<\/p>\n

The most shocking part about this “sports development bill ‘ was that the major stake holders, the IOA and the NSFs were never taken into confidence before preparing it. “There were no discussion between the Sports Ministry and the Federations.IOA and the NSFs were never asked to put forth their views, objections and reservations. The ministry did not even ask us why we are protesting or what we want “.<\/p>\n

“Maken is playing to gallerias and wants to whip up hysteria against the sports federations and this is a very dangerous game plan which is not in the interests of Indian sports.\u201d<\/p>\n

Prof Malhotra said the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has already warned India that it may not be allowed to take part in the London Games next year, if the\u00a0 IOA and NSFs lose their autonomy.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat is Maken\u2019s game plan? If he wants India to be out of Olympic movement, let him say so, then we will have no quarrel with him, but if he hopes that he will make the IOA and NSF subservient to his ministry then I dare say he is living in world of fantasy,\u201d said Prof Malhotra.<\/p>\n

The IOA\u00a0 will soon\u00a0 come up with comprehensive\u00a0 and befitting reply to expose\u00a0 Mr Maken\u2019s\u00a0 ill intended\u00a0 plans\u00a0 and\u00a0 campaign, Prof Malhotra added.<\/p>\n

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