CoA appoints ACU chief without secretary’s consent

New Delhi, March 31: The turf war in the BCCI got uglier as Committee of Administrators, headed by Vinod Rai, today cleared new Anti- Corruption Unit chief Ajit Singh’s appointment despite acting secretary Amitabh Chaudhary refusing to sign the contract letter.

Chaudhary’s proposal to give general manager ( administration) Prof Ratnakar Shetty extension was also turned down by the SC- appointed twomember committee on Saturday.

It is learnt that CoA waited for the acting secretary Amitabh to sign Singh's appointment letter but he refused to sign.

With former Delhi top cop Neeraj Kumar's tenure ending on March 31, the CoA were forced to clear the appointment of Singh for the new financial year. Kumar will however assist him for two months during IPL for smooth transition.

The CoA in a directive issued for the office- bearers on March 15, had categorically stated that any appointments not cleared by the secretary within five working days, will then be cleared by the Vinod Rai- led committee.

When secretary Chaudhary was contacted, he confirmed that the appointment of Singh has indeed been cleared without his consent. “I have seen the media release. I am filing a reply to CoA,” Chaudhary said.

The CoA along with CEO Rahul Johri has been at loggerheads with the three principal office- bearers.