ABID KHAN
Srinagar, Feb 9: The parents of Rugby players have accused the J&K Rugby Association of demanding huge amounts of money from their children to participate in the National championship. “The Association asked the players to deposit Rs 5000 before leaving for Guwahati,” said a parent Tanveer Ali of Hyderpora who could not afford the money. “Despite selection, my son was not taken.” For many, arranging money has been pretty difficult. “I had to borrow money for my brother otherwise he would have not been taken,” said Muhammad Irfan of Jawahar Nagar. “I don’t understand why the Association should demand money from the players in the first place.” He said the Sport Council should look into the activities of the sports bodies indulging in ‘minting money from hapless players.’ “The Council should publish the names of sports bodies funded by them,” he said. “Extracting money from players is in no way justifiable.” The J&K Sports Development Association which works for the welfare of sports and players has accused the Rugby Association of looting players in the name of events. “There has been a mushroom growth of sports associations in the valley,” general secretary, JKSDA, Riyaz Ahmad said. “They have been indulging in minting money like anything without being checked. He said the Rugby Association was not a registered body and hence not funded by the Sports Council. “They have charged too much money from the players,” he said. “They should have roped in sponsors rather than extracting money from the players. They should have not asked for anything more than Rs 2000 even if they had to charge at all.” He said sponsors had helped them in arrange local events in the past. “If they could lure the sponsors for local events, they could well do it for the national event as well,” he said. “We’re going to launch an awareness campaign to put a halt on this looting spree.” The officials of the Rugby Association denied having demanded money from the players at first. “These are baseless allegations,” chairman of the Association, Mohammad Iqbal said. However, the general secretary of the Association, Irfan Aziz, said that the students willingly gave the money. “We don’t get any aid from the Sports Council,” he said. “We had no option but to charge the players.” He said the money was utilized for the benefit of the players and catered to the basic needs of the players. “We organised a 5-day coaching camp in Jammu besides the travel, lodging and boarding expenses are borne out of this amount,” he said. “We give the best of food to our players and lodge them in good hotels,” he said. The Sports Council officials said that they would furnish guidelines to anyone whosoever visited their office. “The Rugby Association is a non-recognised body,” sports officer, M S Baba said. “We’ll initiate action against the Association after a formal compliant is lodged.”
Srinagar, Feb 9: The parents of Rugby players have accused the J&K Rugby Association of demanding huge amounts of money from their children to participate in the National championship. “The Association asked the players to deposit Rs 5000 before leaving for Guwahati,” said a parent Tanveer Ali of Hyderpora who could not afford the money. “Despite selection, my son was not taken.” For many, arranging money has been pretty difficult. “I had to borrow money for my brother otherwise he would have not been taken,” said Muhammad Irfan of Jawahar Nagar. “I don’t understand why the Association should demand money from the players in the first place.” He said the Sport Council should look into the activities of the sports bodies indulging in ‘minting money from hapless players.’ “The Council should publish the names of sports bodies funded by them,” he said. “Extracting money from players is in no way justifiable.” The J&K Sports Development Association which works for the welfare of sports and players has accused the Rugby Association of looting players in the name of events. “There has been a mushroom growth of sports associations in the valley,” general secretary, JKSDA, Riyaz Ahmad said. “They have been indulging in minting money like anything without being checked. He said the Rugby Association was not a registered body and hence not funded by the Sports Council. “They have charged too much money from the players,” he said. “They should have roped in sponsors rather than extracting money from the players. They should have not asked for anything more than Rs 2000 even if they had to charge at all.” He said sponsors had helped them in arrange local events in the past. “If they could lure the sponsors for local events, they could well do it for the national event as well,” he said. “We’re going to launch an awareness campaign to put a halt on this looting spree.” The officials of the Rugby Association denied having demanded money from the players at first. “These are baseless allegations,” chairman of the Association, Mohammad Iqbal said. However, the general secretary of the Association, Irfan Aziz, said that the students willingly gave the money. “We don’t get any aid from the Sports Council,” he said. “We had no option but to charge the players.” He said the money was utilized for the benefit of the players and catered to the basic needs of the players. “We organised a 5-day coaching camp in Jammu besides the travel, lodging and boarding expenses are borne out of this amount,” he said. “We give the best of food to our players and lodge them in good hotels,” he said. The Sports Council officials said that they would furnish guidelines to anyone whosoever visited their office. “The Rugby Association is a non-recognised body,” sports officer, M S Baba said. “We’ll initiate action against the Association after a formal compliant is lodged.”
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