IOA calls GBM on Dec 8, Malhotra wants it in January

Left with no other choice but to fall in line after International Olympic Committee served an ultimatum to bar charge-framed persons from contesting elections or face de-recognition, Indian Olympic Association today called its General Body Meeting On December 8.
The IOA today issued a notification, calling for a GBM on December 8 even as its acting chief V K Malhotra wrote a letter to the world body to postpone the deadline of amending the constitution by a month in view of the upcoming Assembly elections in five states.
S Reghunathan, who has been chairing the past two Special GBMs of the suspended IOA, told PTI that a notification has been issued today, calling a meeting on December 8 following the IOC's ultimatum on November 15.

"We have issued the notification for a Special GBM to be held here on December 8. It is a requisition meeting," he said.
The last Special GBM meeting on October 27, which was also a requisition meeting, was adjourned sine die so that it can be reconvened in a short notice.
Reghunathan said in case the IOC accepts Malhotra's request to postpone the deadline for amendment of constitution to bar charge-framed persons by a month, then the Special GBM will be held later.
"Malhotra has written a letter to the IOC President to postpone the deadline to January in view of the elections in the five states. If the IOC accepts that then the GBM will not be held on December 8," he said.

The IOC had served the ultimatum that in case the IOA does not amend the constitution to bar charge-framed persons from contesting elections by December 10, it may recommend India's de-recognition to its Executive Board which meets on December 10 and 11.