Hockey India acting in undemocratic manner: Roy to Negre
New Delhi, July 28

Bengal Hockey Association (BHA) president J.B. Roy met International Hockey Federation (FIH) president Leandro Negre and asked him to restrain Hockey India from adopting “undemocratic” ways in its bid to set up an elected body to run the sport in the country.

Roy and disbanded Indian Women’s Hockey Federation (IWHF) secretary Amrit Bose jointly made an appeal to the FIH chief.

“Roy and Bose informed Negre of the autocratic manner in which the Indian Olympic Association was administering the game,” BHA said in a statement.

“It was pointed out to him that the IOA was interfering in the democratic process by announcing a three member committee to form the state bodies.”

“IOA was making a mockery of democracy and natural justice, something that went against the spirit of the FIH,” Roy said.

“Negre has assured that he would ensure that the elections to run Hockey India would be conducted in a fully democratic manner by October this year,” he said.

Roy also said that a five member delegation would meet the President of the International Olympic Committee, Jacques Rogge, in Lausanne in the matter.