Fundamental Rights of Judokas must be protected - Goa RTI Forum Press Note Oct 6, 2013
The Goa RTI Forum fully supports the Goan Judokas in their protest against the undemocratic actions by the Goa Judo Association and hereby passes the following Resolution: That seeking legal recourse and constitutional remedies is the right of every citizen of our country and no unethical, illegal or arbitrary action must be taken against the young Judokas for exercising their fundamental rights. That Associations must form grievance redress mechanisms and arbitration cells to deal with player grievances and young players must not be hauled up in the absence of such mechanisms within the association. That free and fair trial must be held in all the categories and players who are eligible to participate as per association/ federation rules must all be allowed to attend such trials without any discrimination. That a clear set of guidelines and practices must be evolved to ensure that the brightest prospects are selected and trained to represent the State. That sports administrators are there to serve the sports persons and not to rule over them. That further, in managing the associations, there must be no place for autocracy, manipulations, partisanship and power politics and that the rights, interests and aspirations of the players must be upheld and enforced at all times.
