Bhubaneswar, Oct. 12 -- Odisha's hockey association faces the prospect of losing its "Permanent Member" status and being downgraded to "Associate Member" after Hockey India issued it a show-cause notice over alleged violations of its bylaws, prompting the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) to accuse the BJP government of neglecting the sport and undermining the state's hockey legacy.
Former Sports Minister and BJD MLA Tusharkanti Behera and party media coordinator Lenin Mohanty alleged here on Monday that the state's hockey identity, built during former ChiefMinister Naveen Patnaik's tenure, was being eroded by the present government's indifference.
Behera said Hockey India raised questions over the Odisha association's membership status at its genera...