GANGTOK: Unperturbed by the large defeat by the hands of Kalyan Chaubey within the elections held not too long ago for the put up of AIFF President, former India captain Bhaichung Bhutia on Wednesday mentioned that he would contribute to work exhausting for the event of soccer within the nation.
“I am committed to work for the development of football in the country,” he instructed reporters at a press convention, a day after returning to his house state, Sikkim.
He thanked all these folks and numerous social organisations and political events for extending their help to him throughout the election course of.
“Now it is time to dust off all election-related issues and concentrate on the ongoing work for betterment of the beautiful game of football in the country,” Bhutia mentioned.
The 45 year-old former striker mentioned he was “shocked to see the level of political interference in the elections for various AIFF posts in which three Union ministers and about nine chief ministers had meddled at various levels to influence the outcome.”
He, nevertheless, shunned taking names of these politicians who had interfered within the ballot course of.
“Whatever has been said and done on the results of elections cannot be undone, but I would yet again like to congratulate Kalyan Chaubey on his election as AIFF President and hope that football will grow under his presidentship.” Bhutia mentioned.
The former footballer, on the similar time, regretted that the expansion of soccer had “suffered over the past several decades as wrong people” had been inducted within the nationwide and state affiliation due to “political influence”.
Responding to numerous allegations by his political detractors questioning his contributions to soccer in Sikkim or elsewhere, he dared them to return ahead and run the United Sikkim soccer membership for no less than three years.
The former Indian captain mentioned that he was sustaining a constructive angle within the wake of the electoral reverse and mentioned philosophically that “even the heavenly powers want me to stay in Sikkim and do good work for the people.”
Bhutia, the founding chief of Hamro Sikkim Party, took potshots on the rise of crime graph in Sikkim and claimed that his state stood on the very high of the pile by way of crimes in opposition to kids.
“How can our society go forward when we can’t even take care of our children? It is really sad to see the spike in crime against children in Sikkim as per the NCRB data,” he mentioned.
The folks occupying numerous public posts in Sikkim should really feel ashamed about it (rising crime in opposition to kids in Sikkim), he mentioned taking a dig on the Prem Singh Tamang authorities with which he doesn’t share a cordial relation.
“I am committed to work for the development of football in the country,” he instructed reporters at a press convention, a day after returning to his house state, Sikkim.
He thanked all these folks and numerous social organisations and political events for extending their help to him throughout the election course of.
“Now it is time to dust off all election-related issues and concentrate on the ongoing work for betterment of the beautiful game of football in the country,” Bhutia mentioned.
The 45 year-old former striker mentioned he was “shocked to see the level of political interference in the elections for various AIFF posts in which three Union ministers and about nine chief ministers had meddled at various levels to influence the outcome.”
He, nevertheless, shunned taking names of these politicians who had interfered within the ballot course of.
“Whatever has been said and done on the results of elections cannot be undone, but I would yet again like to congratulate Kalyan Chaubey on his election as AIFF President and hope that football will grow under his presidentship.” Bhutia mentioned.
The former footballer, on the similar time, regretted that the expansion of soccer had “suffered over the past several decades as wrong people” had been inducted within the nationwide and state affiliation due to “political influence”.
Responding to numerous allegations by his political detractors questioning his contributions to soccer in Sikkim or elsewhere, he dared them to return ahead and run the United Sikkim soccer membership for no less than three years.
The former Indian captain mentioned that he was sustaining a constructive angle within the wake of the electoral reverse and mentioned philosophically that “even the heavenly powers want me to stay in Sikkim and do good work for the people.”
Bhutia, the founding chief of Hamro Sikkim Party, took potshots on the rise of crime graph in Sikkim and claimed that his state stood on the very high of the pile by way of crimes in opposition to kids.
“How can our society go forward when we can’t even take care of our children? It is really sad to see the spike in crime against children in Sikkim as per the NCRB data,” he mentioned.
The folks occupying numerous public posts in Sikkim should really feel ashamed about it (rising crime in opposition to kids in Sikkim), he mentioned taking a dig on the Prem Singh Tamang authorities with which he doesn’t share a cordial relation.
