New Delhi : Devjit Saikia has become the secretary of BCCI in the BCCI AGM on Sunday.
Along with Saikia, Prabhtej Singh Bhatia was also officially elected as the BCCI treasurer at the BCCI Special General Meeting (SGM) on Sunday. Bhatia replaces Ashish Shelar, who recently resigned from the post after taking up a position in the Maharashtra government. Notably, Saikia and Prabhtej were the only candidates in the fray for the vacant posts after the BCCI’s returning officer and former CEC of India, Achal Kumar Joti, finalised the list on Tuesday.
Saikia took over from former secretary Jai Shah in December last month. He was made the interim secretary. Jai Shah has been made the chairman of ICC, due to which he left the post of BCCI secretary.
Saikia is part of Assam Cricket Association
Devjit Saikia was made the interim secretary of BCCI on 6 December itself. He is part of Assam Cricket Association. Who replaced Jai Shah. Earlier there were reports that Arun Jaitley’s son Rohan Jaitley would become the secretary, but last month the name of joint secretary Saikia came forward.
On the other hand, Bhatia is part of Chhattisgarh Cricket Association. He will take over the post of treasurer in place of Ashish Shelar. Ashish became a part of the Maharashtra government and as per the rules, ministers of the central and state governments cannot become a part of BCCI.
The post of joint secretary will be vacant
The post of joint secretary will become vacant as soon as Saikia takes over the post of secretary. The decision on the post of joint secretary will also be taken in the meeting on January 12. Saikia will remain on the post of BCCI secretary only till September. After that elections will be held again.
A member can remain on the post of officer in BCCI only for 3 years, after which he has to serve a cooling off period of 3 years. The 3-year term of the current post of secretary will end in September this year. Before Saikia, Jai Shah was appointed to this post for two and a half years. Saikia will be elected secretary in the by-election on January 12. He can also apply for this post again in September.