"I have read BCCI guidelines and I don't have any Conflict of Interest charges against me," Khanna, who is also DDCA vice-president, said in his defence about Mudgal's report which stated that Secretary Anil Khanna, patron Ravi Khanna are his brothers while Joint Secretary Vivek Gupta is his brother in law.
Sports Committee Convenor Vinod Tihara also came in Khanna's defence.
"Justice Mudgal has made strong observations about Sports Committee. I have no hesitation in stating that he has been misguided by a few individuals. Instead of at least having a meeting with us, he discussed matters with people who had lost elections.
Senior official Subhash Sharma, whose conduct drew criticism from Mudgal, said treasurer Ravinder Manchanda misguided Mudgal.
"Ravinder Manchanda has misguided Mudgal," Sharma said. When asked if they would challenge Mudgal's report in Delhi High Court, DDCA president Sneh Bansal became defensive: "No, no we won't contest his report. We will put our point of view to the court about some of his observations."
Later in the day, the DDCA issued a statement stating that it has decided to set up a "Happiness Committee".
"DDCA has decided to form Happiness Committee. This concept is from corporate governance, adopted in many European country for the welfare of employee and its members.
"The aim is to keep every members, cricketers, and staff happy and satisfies as one family. All the grievances if any shall be taken by this committee," said vice-president Khanna in the statement.
He added that DDCA has "DDCA has already constituted Ethics committee on the lines of BCCI".
"The committee shall look into disciplinary complaint and resolve such issues," Khanna added.
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