Mumbai: There is big trouble brewing in the prestigious National Sports Club of India, Worli.
Members Back Separate Polls
In the referendum held on January 25, an overwhelming number of members voted in favour of having separate elections for electing Central Council members with Delhi members voting to elect their own and Mumbai doing likewise to elect their own. The idea is to replace the existing rule that compels Mumbai members also to vote for Delhi candidates and Delhi members to necessarily vote for Mumbai candidates when they even do not know them. The executive committee to run the Club will remain unchanged with both Delhi and Mumbai regions having 12 Central Council members in the EC.
Mumbai Vote Numbers
According to a video of Jitendra Bhargava, an active member, circulating in NSCI circles, as many as 945 out 1214 members in Mumbai voted for separation of voting. In Delhi too the majority favoured separation.
Call to Accept Verdict
Said Bhargava: "The management should gracefully accept the verdict and not hide under any flawed rule framed by a committee that lacked neutrality."
Court-Ordered Referendum
"The referendum was held as per a Delhi Court order. The management is apparently averse to any change in the election rules because it benefits it. Present rules warrant Delhi members to also vote for electing Mumbai region Central Council members and Mumbai members to also vote for electing Delhi Central Council members.
The Court order was issued on a petition filed by Gautam Dutta, a member of NSCI Delhi.
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Disputed Voting Rule
``The other rule sought to be changed through the referendum is with respect to a regulation that members must vote for as many candidates as there are vacancies for the vote to be valid. Members had been seeking the right to vote for lesser number of vacancies if they felt so. The demand for change in this rule has also not found favour with the management because it benefits their candidates.
Allegation of Derailment
Management has framed the rules in such a way that the referendum is derailed," Bhargava observed.
Silence from Management
The referendum rule stipulated is that if any of the resolution fails to gain simple majority in any of the two regions, the referendum would deem to have failed. An official of the management declined to comment.
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