The Indian Golf Union (IGU) elections, scheduled for December 15, have been postponed indefinitely following the resignation of Returning Officer OP Garg.
In an e mail to governing council members on Thursday, IGU president Brijinder Singh cited “unavoidable circumstances” for the postponement.
“Attributable to unavoidable circumstances past our management, it has develop into essential to postpone the Annual Common Assembly (AGM) and elections of IGU scheduled on 15 December 2024,” Singh wrote.
“It’s hereby resolved that the AGM and Elections of IGU initially scheduled for 15 December 2024 be and is hereby postponed until additional discover,” he added.
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The choice follows Garg’s resignation as Returning Officer after a controversial reversal of his earlier order barring 5 state associations from taking part within the polls.
On Monday, Garg had declared the Himachal Pradesh Proam Golf Affiliation, Arunachal Pradesh Golf Affiliation, Madhya Prant Golf Affiliation, Nagaland Golf Affiliation, and Sikkim State Golf Affiliation “nearly non-existent.” Nevertheless, on Wednesday, Garg reinstated the 5 associations after representatives, together with Lt Gen Bhavnish Kumar, Brig Atul Rajput, Col Gaurav Verma, and IGU Honorary Secretary Sunil Shetty, introduced paperwork confirming compliance with IGU norms.
IGU president Singh expressed shock over the reversal.
“You’re passing one order at this time, you can’t go one other order tomorrow,” Singh informed PTI.
“I needed to satisfy him at this time however earlier than that, the earlier night, the highest brass of Delhi Military, and military senior officers and Mr Harish Shetty, Hon’ry Treasurer, who’s standing for President had gone to satisfy him, and so they have coerced him or so it seems into releasing one other order.
“We informed him, in any means, you can’t reverse your order however he mentioned ‘I don’t wish to proceed, I wish to resign and that is my ultimate resolution’. He gave the information again to Harish Shetty and in entrance of 10 individuals, he mentioned, I’m resigning. So we handed the decision to postpone the election.”
Singh mentioned it’d take three to 4 months to carry the elections.
“It’s factor as a result of now we’re going to go and personally go to every SGA to see in the event that they exist or not. No extra paper, no extra pictures. It could take 3 to 4 months; we’re going to make a small committee and distribute them to 31 states,” Singh mentioned.
“So we are going to personally go and verify whether or not there’s a golf course or not, or they’ll verify whether or not their complete system exists or not. We’ll clear it up.”