MCA CIC chief Lalchand Rajput suspects malicious intention for dissolution

Lalchand Rajput the chairman of the Cricket Improvement Committee CIC has hit back at the Mumbai Cricket Association MCA for their decision to dissolve the committee on the basis of conflict of interest Rajput currently in Zimbabwe to coach their national team suspected ldquomaliciousrdquo intentions in dismantling the CIC after Ramesh Powar was appointed Mumbairsquos coach against MCArecommended candidate Amol MuzumdarMCA secretaries Sanjay Naik and Shah Alam Shaikh on Thursday shot off a letter a copy of which is with midday that isnrsquot signed by them stating that the CIC was dissolvedlsquoShocked and surprisedrsquoldquoI am shocked and surprised to receive the above email sent purportedly by the secretaries Since the inception of CIC on August 20 2020 we have acted and taken decisions within the framework of powers and duties given to CIC I suspect that action of removing CIC is clearly done with the malicious mind to humiliate cricketers since the attempt by secretaries to appoint coach of Mumbai against CIC recommendation failedrdquo Rajput said in his email to MCA president Dr Vijay Patil and his Apex Council members Rajput said the exact nature of conflict of interest was not specified in the letter ldquoIt is mentioned in the email that the desolation of CIC is being done on the reason of conflict of interest However you have not specified the exact conflict which the CIC or individual members of CIC suffers fromrdquo Team Indiarsquos World T20winning coach askedConflict of interest closuresRajput and CIC member Sameer Dighe had made conflict of interest closures at the time of their appointmentsRajput countered the secretariesrsquo claim that the MCA general body had authorised the Apex Council to decide CICrsquos fate He also asked how the MCA Apex Council passed on the authority to the officebearersThe former India batsman stepped out to tackle the conflict of interest issue ldquoIf the CIC is removed illegally and in contravention of constitutional provisions then there are Apex Council members who are suffering from direct conflict of interest Kindly inform me the action you or the Apex Council have taken against membersrdquo Rajput statedldquoI on behalf of members of CIC have to state that the action of removing CIC is a blatant disregard to the provisions of the constitution Therefore an email should be asked to be withdrawn immediately and the honour of cricketers who have represented MCA and India at the national and international level for years should be restored Therefore in the interest of Mumbai cricket either withdraw the mail sent by secretaries or reply this email with required proofrdquo concluded RajputMeanwhile Mumbai begin their 50over Vijay Hazare Trophy in Jaipur tomorrow