Suresh Kalmadi News
Sacked Aam Aadmi Party leader Kapil Mishra on Monday took a dig at Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for maintaining silence on the allegations levelled against him and other AAP leaders.
In the wake of the CAG report, the PAC has asked the Central Bureau of Investigation to launch fresh probe into cases of alleged corruption that were closed by the agency.
IOA President N Ramachandran welcomed the ministry's decision.
Godara insisted that the officials heading the IOA do not deserve to be in sports and, therefore, the Sports Ministry should take strict action against them.
Kalmadi served as IOA president from 1996 to 2011 and was jailed for 10 months for his involvement in the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games corruption scandal but later released on bail.
Kalmadi has declined the post until his case has been heard, while Chautala, who was initially adamant to stay on in the patron`s role, has hinted at stepping down.
The suspension holds ground until IOA decides to reverse their decision of appointing Suresh Kalmadi and Abhay Singh Chautala.
The Sports Ministry on Friday temporarily suspended the defiant Indian Olympic Association (IOA) till the time it reverses the decision to make the scam tainted duo of Suresh Kalmadi and Abhay Singh Chautala its life presidents.
The IOA during its annual general meeting named Kalmadi and Chautala as life time presidents.
On Tuesday, during its annual general meeting, IOA named Kalmadi and Chautala as life time presidents.
IOA controversy: Sports minister Vijay Goel accuses N Ramachandran of equally guilty in appointments
Goel informed that the sports ministry has now issued a show cause notice to the IOA and given it time till tomorrow to respond.
Tainted former Indian Olympic Association president Abhay Singh Chautala on Wednesday hit back at Sports Minister Vijay Goel.
The IOA during its annual general meeting named Kalmadi and Chautala as life time presidents.
The Sports Minister yesterday lashed out at the IOA for making tainted Kalmadi and Chautala as life presidents of the sports body.
Kalmadi and Chautala were made Life Presidents by the IOA at its Annual General Meeting in Chennai yesterday.
Scam-tainted Suresh Kalmadi, Abhay Chautala appointed life presidents of Indian Olympic Association
Scam-tainted Suresh Kalmadi and INLD leader Abhay Chautala have been appointed life presidents of Indian Olympic Association (IOA), reports said on Tuesday.
There seems to be no end in sight to war of words between Arun Jaitley and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders over alleged corruption in DDCA.
Indian athletics is yet to open its medal account in the Olympics but track and field contingent is set to be a sizeable one in the Rio Games next year with 15 having made the cut so far.
A special court conducting trial in the 2010 Commonwealth Games (CWG)-related corruption case in which Suresh Kalmadi and others are accused today directed Sports Ministry to produce some files pertaining to electronic scoring system used during the mega sporting event held here.
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