HI constitution not properly drafted: KHA official

Chennai: Indian Olympic Association has failed to get the basics right in drafting the constitution of Hockey India, Karnataka Hockey Association (KHA) Secretary K Krishnamurthy said.

"The IOA nine-member constitution committee has not taken note of problems arising out of merger of men and women units at the state level while drafting the HI constitution," Krishnamurthy, who is tipped to take up an important post in HI, said. "There was no problem in some of the states unlike Maharashtra. Present HI constitution is wrong in the issue of merger of erstwhile units. Andhra Pradesh were able to merge and get affiliation, but in states like Maharashtra, I don`t think it is possible for six units (men and women) to come together. The IOA should have thought about such issues," he said.The Sports Ministry had recently sought answers from HI after receiving complaints from Maharashtra Hockey Association (MHA) on the merger issue. Under Secretary of Sports Ministry, Shankar Lal, in his letter had sought HI`s comments on a complaint filed by MHA President Sambaji Patil on the merger of several hockey bodies in the state an one unit.The issue was also referred to S K Mendirata, Legal Adviser of the Election Commission with a request to examine the representation and comments. PTI