As per the new CAN statute, the 31 members of the current executive committee, one representative each from 37 member districts, two each from eight cricketing regions, a representative each of the coaches and umpires as well as the five person nominated by the executive committee will vote in the election. [break]
However, the executive committee meeting on Thursday could not nominate the five persons, as there was a heated discussion on the issue.
“The CAN president and his supporters floated a few names to gather votes in their favor, while some members fiercely opposed the idea and demanded nomination of voters from among the supporters and sponsors who have a cricketing background,” said a member.
However, CAN President Tanka Aangbuhang refuted the claim. “As all the members came up with different names, we postponed the decision for the next meeting. There was no heated discussion,” said Aangbuhang. He said that the executive committee would meet on Saturday in Chitwan.
Current CAN President Aangbuhang has declared his candidacy for the supreme post of the governing body of Nepali cricket while Tanka Paneru, another possible candidate for presidency, is deep in controversy over his voting rights.
The former general secretary Paneru has been claiming that the Jhapa district committee has appointed him representative for the electoral general assembly but the Aangbuhang panel has been claiming that Paneru cannot represent the district.
“When National Sports Council (NSC) dissolved the previous executive committee and appointed us, it had given us clear instructions not to reshuffle any committees in member districts. By then, Paneru was general secretary of the central executive committee and his representation from Jhapa, now, would be a deceit,” said Aangbuhang.
Meanwhile, Paneru defended his position. “The CAN statute says a district can send a representative to the general assembly to vote in the election. Jhapa district committee has unanimously nominated me as its representative,” said Paneru. “The statute has no such provision that the representative must be from within the committee,” he added.
Paneru said all the arguments of Aangbuhang lobby are hinting that the election will not be free and fair in Chitwan.
“They might have thought that they would be elected unopposed by barring me in the general assembly but let them know, we will not let them go that easily,” said Paneru.
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