Farooq, Yechury hail capping of tenures of heads of sports bodies

Indian lawmakers on Monday welcomed the decision of the Sports Ministry to cap the tenure of office-bearers in various sports bodies. Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Farooq Abdullah appreciated the decision of the Sports Ministry to cap the tenure of office-bearers in various sports bodies. Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader Sitaram Yechury also echoed the same sentiment. Sports Ministry on Sunday released an order according to which the maximum tenure of the president of a national sports federation shall be 12 years, with or without a break. For the secretary and the treasurer, the tenure shall not be more than two successive tenures of four years each.