The problem has become complicated after the police intervention in the election nomination registration process of Nepal Olympic Committee (NOC) to be held on Monday. The NOC election is being held on December 13. For that, nominations had to be registered on Monday.
Early in the morning, the police reached the headquarters of NOC in Satdobato and sealed the office. During this time, the police did not allow anyone to enter the office.
After that, NOC issued an online notice of nomination registration with a deadline of Monday midnight. Jeevanram Shrestha, the current president of NOC, criticized the police intervention and accused it of excesses. He said, "Elections should be done by the end of December." Otherwise, Nepal will be banned and Nepali sports will be in more confusion.
President Shrestha also said that the online nomination registration process has started with the international coordination of International Olympic Committee and Olympic Council of Asia.
He said, 'We are in accordance with the rules. Today's police intervention has hurt Nepal's Olympic movement. This will also make the future of Nepali sports and athletes uncertain.
He also claimed that the court's stay order is not against the general assembly. The special general assembly of NOC held on November 17 had amended the statute. According to that, the system of two terms of the chairman was removed and four terms were passed.
Nilendraraj Shrestha, the current general secretary of NOC, claimed that the entire event on Monday was chaotic.
He said, 'It is as if there is no law in this country. What we participate in is a statutory election. We are not in favor of participating in such chaotic and illegal elections. We boycotted the special general meeting saying that we cannot defy the court. The next electoral process will not be acceptable to us under any circumstances.'
