New BCCI secretary and treasurer to be elected on January 12 as board calls for SGM: Report

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will hold elections for the posts of secretary and treasurer on January 12, as per reports. Devajit Saikia was named the acting secretary of the board after Jay Shah had vacated the chair and taken over the reins of the ICC as chairman. Saikia will remain as acting secretary until the permanent secretary assumes the role.

Jay Shah successor, new BCCI treasurer to be elected on Jan 12

As per Cricbuzz, the BCCI has called for a Special General Meeting (SGM) on January 12 in Mumbai. The agenda of the meeting is to elect the new BCCI secretary and the treasurer. Previously, Jay Shah and Arun Dhumal held the positions respectively. While the chair of the secretary was vacated by Jay Shah in the start of December, Dhumal is out of the race for the role of treasurer as he has already been in place for two terms.

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Earlier this month, Devajit Saikia was appointed as the acting secretary by BCCI president Roger Binny. In a letter addressed to Saikia, which PTI has obtained, Binny referred to clause 7(1)(d) of the BCCI constitution to assign secretarial powers to the Assam official, who is also the state’s Advocate General. “In the event of a vacancy or indisposition, the president shall delegate the functions to another office bearer until the vacancy is filled or the indisposition ends. Therefore, I am delegating the responsibilities of secretary to you until the position is filled according to the procedures outlined in the BCCI rules and regulations. I am confident you will carry out these duties to the best of your abilities and with great skill,” Binny wrote to Saikia.