Mittal claimed his complaint against Narinder Batra was addressed to FIH Disciplinary Commissioner Gordon Nurse but the world body tried to hush up the matter against its chief by referring it to the integrity officer. “If Indian helps hockey to survive, it should get its due,” he had said. ", ALSO READ | FIH Rejects IOA VP Sudhanshu Mittal's Complaint, Says Its President Narinder Batra Committed No Breach. Mittal's allegation on the "illegality" of Batra's election has emerged amid a feud among the top brass of the IOA. FIH Chief Narinder Batra Backtracks, Says No Change In Elections Scheduled For October. For long, Batra has insisted that given the popularity, financial clout and spread that Indian hockey enjoys, it should be a leader in terms of decision-making as well. The FIH, while responding to a PTI query, said that the body's Executive Board will discuss the matter of postponing the FIH Congress, due to the uncertainty of the evolution of the global COVID-19 pandemic, on May 8 via video conference. "I still insist that my complaint addressed to the FIH Disciplinary Commissioner be adjudicated in accordance with the statutes of the FIH. This would not be, I repeat it would not be the last forum for appeal of truth and justice in the matter. “This jacket I am wearing today is of my son...I am really proud of him,” he said before welling up while announcing arrangements for the next FIH Congress, to be hosted in Delhi in 2018. International Hockey Federation (FIH) President Narinder Batra on Sunday backtracked on his statement that his tenure is set for extension due to … "FIH elections were to be held in October this year but now will be held in June next year under these circumstances (of COVID-19 pandemic). International Hockey Federation (FIH) President Narinder Batra on Sunday backtracked on his statement that his tenure is set for extension due to the postponement of FIH elections to 2021, saying that the polls "as of now" will go ahead in October this year. Despite his almost two-decade long association with the sport as the president of Jammu & Kashmir hockey, Batra first came into the spotlight in 2005 after challenging the might of KPS Gill as the erstwhile Indian Hockey Federation (IHF) president. IOA vice-president Sudhanshu Mittal has said that the International Hockey Federation's clean chit to president Narinder Batra on his complaint of irregularity was an "eyewash", insisting that his allegation should be probed as per FIH's statutes. "I understand the rush you had to issue this statement of the Integrity Officer for a complaint addressed to the Disciplinary Commissioner. 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IOA vice-president Sudhanshu Mittal has said that the International Hockey Federation's clean chit to president Narinder Batra on his complaint of irregularity was an "eyewash", insisting that his allegation should be probed as per FIH's statutes. Mittal has accused Batra of violating the FIH statutes by holding the post of Hockey India (HI) president when he was elected FIH head in November 2016. READ: >Narinder Batra says he will conitinue association with Indian hockey "The EB is expected to confirm new dates for the Congress during that meeting," it stated. "Without sending a formal communication regarding my complaint, Mr. Snell choose to issue a statement that further belief of manipulation to protect the FIH President," he wrote. "At first, my complaint addressed to the FIH Disciplinary Commissioner was diverted by you to the FIH Integrity unit that has no statutory provisions to look into a complaint against the President. Just because Mr (Wayne) Snell issues a statement, it does not make it right. The statement by the Integrity unit holds no power in the Statutes of the FIH. We have a good lot of 12-14 countries at the top but we need to spread the base and increase viewer share and concentrate on television and social media for that,” he said soon after. -  Rajeev Bhatt. You confirmed the allegation I made regarding abuse of power by the President of FIH.". Narinder Batra was elected FIH president in November 2016. On Saturday, during a discussion on the date of AFI elections, due to be held last month but postponed due to the pandemic, Batra had said that the FIH elections have been postponed. A file picture of Narinder Batra, who was voted as the president of the International Hockey Federation (FIH) by a majority members at the 45th FIH Congress in Dubai. In 2014, Dr. Batra was given the FIH President’s Award in recognition of his long and valuable services to hockey. “As Hockey India president, we have met with our Pakistan counterparts. There are no pending problems between us, everything has been sorted,” he said. So, I will be president till elections in June next year," Batra had said. DUBAI: India's Narinder Batra on Saturday became the first non-European president of the International Hockey Federation after he was elected to the … India and Pakistan have not played against each other except in FIH events since December 2014 after Pakistan players misbehaved with the crowd in Bhubaneswar during the Champions Trophy. It was a good attempt for eyewash," Mittal said in a mail addressed to FIH CEO Thierry Weil on Saturday. An emotional Batra, who lost his son last year in Morocco during a family vacation, couldn't hold back his tears after the result. PHF secretary general Shahbaz Ahmed had earlier met Batra this year and tried to resolve the differences. ALSO READ | War Within IOA: Fresh Letters to IOC For and Against Narinder Batra. My complaint was about the misrepresentation of facts in 2017 and thereafter, which is a violation of the then FIH Statutes," he said. The Hockey India League (HIL) was not the first franchise-based hockey event in India (it was preceded by the Premier Hockey League in 2005) but definitely the best known. We met yesterday and all old issues have been resolved now. India's failure to qualify for the 2008 Olympics triggered the downfall of Gill and brought Batra into the forefront, along with Hockey India as the new federation. Mittal accused Weil of diverting his complaint to protect the world hockey body's president. In June 2019, Dr Batra was elected IOC Member. "There is no merit to the statement of Mr. Snell because I did not question the eligibility of Dr Batra as FIH President in 2016. 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READ: >Narinder Batra says he will conitinue association with Indian hockey. Get your daily dose of Sportstar with handpicked stories delivered right to your inbox! "On 10th June, you diverted the complaint to whoever is favourable for a quick statement on the President. It was the culmination of months of criss-crossing across the world, garnering support for an Asian to lead the sport's administration that has traditionally been dominated by Europeans with the last few FIH presidents all being from the continent. Interestingly, Batra claimed that to ensure there was no conflict of interest in his election as FIH chief, he resigned from the post of Hockey India president on November 25, 2016. The election, in a way, is the culmination of Batra's ambitions of not only putting Indian hockey on the world stage on field but also make it a power centre for the sport off it. Batra was elected as FIH president in November 2016, becoming the first Indian to head the international federation of an Olympic sport. With India-Pakistan relations strained for some time now, newly-elected FIH president Narinder Batra said that all issues between the two countries in hockey have been sorted out. 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