Rijiju to form committee to review Sports Code at 'appropriate time'

Promising to review Sports Code, Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Friday said an expert committee will be set up at an "appropriate time". minister seemed to be "happy and satisfied" after his five-hour-long meeting with various National Sports Federations (NSF) on issue of practicality of implementation of Sports Code, which has been vehemently opposed by later.
"With regards to sports code, we have decided that it is a technical issue it is an issue related to policy and an expert committee will look into matter at an appropriate time. Along with Indian Olympic Committee, a technical committee will take a call at an appropriate time... t w. We did t deliberate on this issue today. We deliberated on issue of promotion of sports and Olympic preparations," Kiren Rijiju told newsperson after discussions with representatives of Indian Olympic Association (IOA) and National Sports Federations (NSF) in Delhi today.

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IOA President says, "We are satisfied with today's discussion"

IOA president Narendra Batra endorsed Minister's views and said, "We are satisfied with today's discussion. We are all united in our views that an expert committee should be formed at earliest to review present Sports Code. I h a very engaging discussion with various Sports Federations and I heard ir point of view. I am committed to hammering out a solution and we are on process of working out some modalities and find a solution with all stakeholders for a way forward which is beneficial to sports & sports federation. objective is interest of sports must be kept in mind when we make a decision. Policies are going to be very bro-based and all stakeholders are going to have ir say," Rijiju said.

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"We are a team," says Sports Minister

"re is thing called imposition from Ministry on anybody. sports federations are run by very learned and experienced people and y also kw what is important for people. governance of sports federation should be run in a way that it should harm sports," Sports Minister said ding that importance of players was paramount. "We take a decision which may sound like a very good decision but it is t in interest of sports n re is point. IOA & all presidents and secretaries and all-important functionaries are here today. This is first conference I have called today with IOA and NSFs. This conference will le to a way forward to thinking unite all of us. Tokyo Olympics is just 9 months away. We have to be mentally & logistically prepared in terms of policymaking and support system. We should be rey. We can't go to Olympics unprepared. We are toger. It is t a question of interference. Government provides all sort of help to federations. Events are held with permission of govt. re is question of interference. We are a team."

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