Sandeep Sarkar, Kolkata: It was finalized by the meeting of the executive committee, who will represent Bankura District Sports Association in the annual general meeting of CAB. Fill up the form provided by CAB, Saisabud also gets response. But the name of the representative changed dramatically at the last moment. Bankura District Sports Association’s then Secretary Atanu De’s name was cut and Ashish Chakraborty was sent as a representative. Behind the scenes ‘threat culture’!

Bankura District Cricket Association made this sensational complaint. It said that the representative’s name was changed at the last minute even after the CAB’s annual general meeting was decided in its own meeting. Behind which ‘political influence’, ‘threat’, ‘warning’! The allegation has created a new uproar in the Bengal cricket administration.

The incident suddenly came to light on Thursday after Bankura District Sports Association representative Ashish Chakraborty resigned from the CAB Apex Committee. Ashish stepped down from the Apex Committee as per the Lodha Act as he has crossed the age of 70. He met CAB President Sourav Gangopadhyay and submitted his resignation letter.

Then the two officials of Bankura District Sports Association exploded the bomb. A former The other is present. Former Bankura DSA secretary Atanu De alleged that Ashish was ‘forcibly’ removed and sent to CAB. Atanu told ABP Live Bangla, ‘In the special AGM of the Bankura District Cricket Association, I will be sent as a representative to the CAB AGM. I was secretary of Bankura DSA at that time. The form was also filled up. My name was there. Then there is pressure on various members of our executive body. Various political personalities called late at night. It is said that Ashish Chakraborty was sent. Then my name was cut in that form and his name was inserted. I and the then acting president Gautam Das were forced to sign.’ Atanu added significantly, ‘But not only Ashish Chakraborty, many others were involved in this matter. We had no choice but to accept the situation.’

Sudeep Chakraborty made more explosive allegations. who is the current working president of Bankura District Cricket Association. Sudeep told ABP Live Bangla, ‘I came to this duty in November. In the last meeting of CAB, the decision to send the then secretary of Bankura DSA, Atanu Dey, was finalized. Later the name of former Chief Minister was bullied, shocked and Ashish Chakraborty’s name was sent to CAB. MP from Bankura was also involved. Even, Trinamool Bhawan was called and threatened to change the name of the representative.’

Who will represent Bankura district in CAB’s special general meeting on July 20 due to Ashish’s resignation? CAB’s joint secretary will be elected at that meeting? Sudeep said, ‘Who will be sent will be finalized by our AGM. CAB and Sourav Gangopadhyay have also been informed about it. We want the whole thing to be transparent. The threat culture will not continue.’

Although CAB had nothing to do in this regard, former president of CAB Snehashis Gangopadhyay said. Who at that time was on the staff of the Bengal Cricket Association. When contacted about the complaint of the Bankura District Sports Association, Snehashis said, ‘It is entirely their own matter. CAB has nothing to do about whom a district body sends as representative. Because it is not within our jurisdiction. It is entirely the decision of that organization.’

However, after the explosion of two former and present bosses of the Bankura District Sports Association, the CAB has been left in an uproar. Earlier, similar complaints were raised from Midnipur and Nadia district sports bodies. From ‘political influence’ to ‘threat culture’, nothing was left out, it was said. The officials of the Bankura District Sports Association also opened their mouths and the ground was abuzz. Many people say that there are complaints from authorized organizations one after the other, there is a question about the validity of CAB’s AGM last time. Along with that, the question arises, the Chief Minister of the new government Good luckwhere sports minister Indranil Khan is giving the message of ‘fear out, trust in’, repeated complaints of ‘threat culture’ on the playing field are not increasing CAB’s discomfort?