Sports Bill

RTI clause in new sports bill could cause problems for BCCI

Clause (h) of the proposed Bill will certainly cause a few problems for the BCCI as it pertains to use of country name in sporting activities.

Previously proposed anti-fixing legislation was quietly dropped in 2004

Work on the law began under the Atal Bihari Vajpayee-led NDA government in 2003 and continued under UPA-1 and then sports minister Sunil Dutt but never made it to Parliament.

We are waiting for a written reply IOA on Sports Bill: Maken

Sports Minister Ajay Maken today said he was waiting for a written reply from the Indian Olympic Association on the revised Draft Sports Bill, which has been termed as "draconian" by IOA acting president Vijay Kumar Malhotra.

Why we should support Maken's Sports Bill

The new draft of the sports bill tries to prevent from individuals from having life-long control over sports bodies in the country.

Maken continues to pitch for Sports Bill