SIKKIM CRICKET ASSOCIATION CALLS FOR SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING

Gangtok, 26.08.2018: Special General Meeting (SGM) was called by Sikkim Cricket Association (SCA) a day before the trials. The meeting was attended by Office Bearers, Support Staff, Players and Stakeholders of the association.

Among other agendas of the meeting, the key highlight was to inform that SCA has been recognized as one of the “Full Members” of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) among 34 other full members. As a full member, SCA will have a voting right and is also eligible for all the other benefits.

During the meeting, Sonam Pladen Bhutia (General Secretary) gave an overview of the current working of the association and the details of the upcoming tournaments that Sikkim will be playing in different categories. He also informed that BCCI will soon be releasing funds for constructing a cricket pitch and improving of the Mining Cricket Ground. Lodha Commission has been accepted in TOTO during the SGM, said Mr Bhutia.  

It was also decided that General Membership will be opened for one and all after the guidelines have been drafted by K. C. Sharma, Vinod Gupta, Mukesh Agarwal, Chewang Lama, Nayan Tshering Bhutia and Rinzing Bhutia. The 5 Adhoc Members of SCA have also been made full voting right members in the meeting.

Lobzang G. Tenzing, President of SCA during his speech congratulated all the stakeholders of SCA for being the full member of BCCI. It is all the hard work and dedication of Northeast Cricket Development Committee (NECDC), that today we have been given the privilege of a Voting rights member, he added. He also suggested that 2 members each from all four district bodies, players association, support staff, and women's unit should be given voting rights in SCA. He informed me that old constitution of SCA will be redrafted and submitted to State Law Department for registration before the 22^nd of September 2018. He offered best wishes to the players for the upcoming trials and cricket season.

The Sikkim Cricket Players Association felicitated the President of SCA for his tireless efforts and contribution to cricket in Sikkim. The meeting was concluded with a vote of thanks to all stakeholders by Rinzing Namgyal Bhutia, Joint Secretary of SCA.