CHESS IN MESS – Courtesy AICF Writer is editor of Chess IndiaMagazine darsha...@gmail.com When the guardians of the games starts damaging it, what will be the future of the game – is a matter to worry and not to sympathize alone. We are talking about A.CI.F. – the Federation whose Delhi Unit (DCA) Secretary Bharat Singh did not permit 400 players to participate in the Parsvnath Chess Tournament– which is a breach of Fundamental Right of the players, for which AICF & DCA officials are not only responsible, but also punishable under the law of the country. Also they are financially liable to these players and there is no justification for the Govt.grant also for this tournament, for which entry fee was as high as Rs. 7800 The only fault of these players was that they participated in the biggest ever prize money tournament of India with the lowest entry fee of Rs. 1000 , organized by Chess Association of India, who have not taken any permission from the AICF. Even otherwise, as per Constitution of India, to organize such prize money tournament is neither crime nor essential to take the permission of AICF, to whom, CAI would have to spare Rs. 3 lakhs for getting the permission. Bharat Singh used all his available tools to harass the organisers, sponsors, coaches, parents, workers and reputed players of Delhinot to participate to avoid ban and suspension. Still the inevitable tournament happened with 400 participants and players received prizes more than Rs. 15 lakhs. Surprisingly, DCA is holding Parsvnath tournaments for the last 7 years, but still one has to see or know its President (or it is on the paper alone). Bharat Singh is also the Treasurer of AICF. If we talk about other officials of AICF, its President, Mr. Srinivasan is holding two posts in contravention of National Sports Policy and Sports Ministry Guidelines. Its General Secretary DV Sunder and Commonwealth Secretary Dongre are on bail today. To harass the players has become a routine matter for AICF, then, it may be GM Gopal or World No. 2 Humpy Konery. If you talk of Rules with AICF, surprisingly as on date, its Constitution and Rules are not approved and pending with the Registrar of Societies, Chennai, and a gazette notification was issued earlier for withdrawal from the Role of SocietiesNo. 4993/EI/2005 dated 7.12.2005. Even the CIC decision dated 20.3.2009 to bring AICF under the RTI was not implemented by AIC upto the deadline of 20thApril, 2009 Surprizingly, the Sports Ministry, who is aware of all these facts, is releasing Grants year-after-year, without checking out the eligibility conditions of the applicant. Shrikant Vinayak Barve
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