Binny Langer BCCI Conflict: BCCI Ethics Committee has dismissed the conflict of interest charges against new president Roger Binny. Sanjeev Gupta who lodged the complaint alleged that Binny’s daughter-in-law Mayanti Langer’s role as Star Sports broadcaster violated BCCI’s Binny’s position. However, Ethics Justice Vineet Saran has slammed Gupta saying the complaint is devoid of any merit. Follow Indian Cricket LIVE Updates on InsideSport.IN.
Instead, the Ethics Committee has issued a stern warning to Sanjeev Gupta for sharing complaint-related documents with unauthorized persons.
Binny Langer BCCI Conflict: BCCI Ethics Committee REJECTS conflict of interest charge against Prez Roger Binny, slams complainant, Follow LIVE Updates
Gupta, a former Apex Council member of Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association (MPCA), has been filing complaints against who’s who of Indian cricket including Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Sourav Ganguly, VVS Laxman, Virat Kohli to name a few. Justice Saran in his 11-page 20-point report has summarily rejected Gupta’s complaint and also issued him a stern warning to not share complaint related documents with “unrelated parties”.
Gupta has had a habit of mailing all his documents to hundreds of journalists, present and ex BCCI officials. In the verdict uploaded on bcci.tv, Saran stated: “It is not the case of the complainant (Gupta) that Ms Langer is involved in sales, marketing, business or management of Star Sports.
“She is hosting live broadcasts and panels for Star Sports. The fact that media rights for BCCI and IPL were awarded to Star Sports on 5.4.2018 and 27.06.2022 is also not disputed.
“Hence it cannot be said, as the President, the respondent (Binny) has influenced the engagement of his daughter in law in Star Sports. Ms Langer is not an employee of Star Sports and is only working on contract with Star Sports as an anchor.
Binny Langer BCCI Conflict: BCCI Ethics Committee REJECTS conflict of interest charge against Prez Roger Binny, slams complainant, Follow LIVE Updates
“In the absence of any instance of Conflict of Interest having been cited in her working in such capacity with Star Sports, it cannot be presumed that there will be any Conflict of Interest.” In fact Saran also categorically mentioned that a “mere relationship” (father-in-law and daughter-in law) between respondent (Binny) and Langer would not be sufficient enough to establish an instance of Conflict of Interest.
Justice Saran also issued a “stern warning” to Gupta so that he doesn’t “voluntarily place complaints and other documents in public domain and he should send the copies of same only to parties concerned”.
Following Gupta’s complaint, Vineet Sharan shot a letter to Roger Binny to explain his stand on the allegation.
Binny Langer BCCI Conflict: BCCI Ethics Committee REJECTS conflict of interest charge against Prez Roger Binny, slams complainant, Follow LIVE Updates
