Bista vows to clean up sports dirt
Bista vows to clean up sports dirt
Published: 10:34 am Jul 01, 2015
KATHMANDU, June 30 Newly-appointed Member Secretary of National Sports Council Keshav Kumar Bista today vowed to clean up controversies in sports fraternity but was at a fault line when it came to the case of Nepal Olympic Committee. At a press conference organised for the first time since his controversial appointment by the Youth and Sports Minister Purushottam Paudel last Thursday, Bista said he would follow the previous verdict of Supreme Court and complete his four-year tenure at the NSC even if there was a change of guard in the Ministry of Youth and Sports. But when asked about the NOC, Bista said he would coordinate with the internationally-recognised body — which has been invalidated by the apex court — to ensure Nepal’s participation in international events. “The Supreme Court has already paved way to complete the tenure and as a citizen of this country I am obliged to follow the law of the land,” said Bista when asked about his status if there was a change of guard at the MoYS. In another query related to the NOC, Bista said: “We will coordinate with the internationally-recognised body to send athletes international participation.” Bista fell flat when he was reminded that the internationally-recognised NOC, led by Dhruba Bahadur Pradhan, was termed illegal by the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court has repeatedly ordered the government to coordinate with the NOC led by Rukma Shumsher Rana, which does not have international recognition and cannot ensure Nepal’s international participation.
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