Letter to the Sports Editor...The Demerara Cricket Board administration perceived conundrum

Letter to the Sports Editor…The Demerara Cricket Board administration perceived conundrum

Jun 13, 2013 Sports

Dear Editor,
It really pains me to witness the continued abuse of power and blatant manipulation of others by this bunch of disgruntled administrators who have very close political affiliations. Only recently, we witnessed the feeble attempt of its newest recruit, Rayman Williams, the brother of Ronald Williams, with the clear intention of influencing and manipulating the decisions of the Select Committee (SC) of Parliament, currently deliberating on the Cricket Administration Bill of Guyana.
The Select Committee started out looking at the GCB administration but seems to have now been side tracked towards investigating the DCB crisis as well as it should. The sooner the Select Committee realizes that they are facing a manufactured crisis in cricket, the quicker this matter could be resolved. The genesis of this problem was created by the group of disgruntled administrators who were attempting to mount a hostile takeover of the GCB after holding the reins of power at the DCB level for the period leading up to the GCB AGM in 2011. The problems multiplied when Mr Bissoondyal lost power at the DCB level in 2011 and therefore could not guarantee his ascension to the GCB by using his votes at the DCB.
This is the crux of the manufactured crisis and is where the Select Committee needs to pay attention if they are serious about arriving at a proper resolution to this situation. This matter cannot be resolved with an imposed political or legislative instrument but by an honest and concerted attempt to examine all the facts independently, in a fair and transparent manner.
There is an absolute necessity for the SC to examine all the facts surrounding the holding of 2 separate AGMs of the DCB in 2011. This is where the solution lies! There is a multiplicity of evidentiary material available that can aid any independent inquiry into the surrounding circumstances leading up to these AGMs in January 2011 but for reasons only known to some, these facts and information are being deliberately ignored.
There is a CD and approved Minutes from the Executive Committee meeting ordered by the CJ held on January 17th 2011. At that meeting, all arrangements for the AGM were decided upon by a specially passed Resolution and the Wales AGM, where Raj Singh was elected was the bona fide AGM of the DCB. These facts and documentation have all been laid over to Parliament and the Courts and only requires the appropriate consideration. It would be totally unconstitutional for the SC to arrive at a conclusion or decision outside of the legal parameters of the DCB rules. The SC has to face its task head on and tackle the hard issues; Avoid making political decisions and legislative impositions as those would only lead to more litigation in the corridors of the courts and our cricket will continue to suffer.
It is now 4 years since cricket administration is being held to ransom by this disgruntled bunch and it is barely chugging along because the power grabbers are not allowing the legally elected administrators to function freely. This could be political suicide for the political masters that are lording over this process.
Another very serious issue that the SC cannot ignore is that there are quite a few legal matters surrounding these issues pending in the Courts. There is the matter which will be finally heard (today) on June 12th 2013 in the Court of Appeal regarding the GOG’s decision to disband the GCB in December 2011. This matter had already journeyed to the CCJ.
There is the other matter wherein the undersigned had obtained an injunction against Bissoondyal and his bunch preventing them from masquerading as the DCB. There is another matter against the legally elected Officers of the Upper Demerara Cricket Association initiated by 2 unknown persons. These matters are all still pending in the judicial system and it would be foolhardy for the legislative branch to pronounce on them whilst they are still Sub Judice.
The SC should appoint an independent Commission to investigate the DCB situation in Parliament and put a close to this chapter of government involvement in sports once and for all. It just has not worked. The Select Committee needs to tread cautiously!
K. Mangal

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