Sports council had no permission to hold marathon: DC

Tribune News Service

Srinagar, April 22

A day after a sports event turned into a violent protest at the University of Kashmir (KU), the State Sports Council has come under fire from the government as it had not obtained required permission from different departments in the administration for holding the event in which 10,000 schoolchildren were invited.

The Deputy Commissioner, Srinagar, Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary said the council had not followed proper procedure and did not seek permission for such a big event.

“If you are organising an event for 10,000 children, you have to get permission from different departments, which was not done. There will be action against the council for this,” the official said.

He said for such events, the organisers needed to get a report from different departments like the traffic department, health department and district administration.

“There have to be arrangements and coordination with the departments. There will be an FIR against the event managers,” he said.

A day ago, the marathon run organised by the council turned into a protest as parents and students alleged mismanagement by the organisers. Adviser to Governor K Vijay Kumar has also sought a report from the Secretary, youth, services and sports department. “An inquiry has been ordered and the report will be submitted soon,” Secretary Sarmad Hafeez said.