- Target:
- The National Council of YMCAs of India
- Region:
- India
Why we opposing the Amendments.....?
1. The actions of NCYI through the Proposals for Amend the Constitution are against the Autonomy and Independence of the unit YMCA- the back-bone of the movement and are against the basic principles envisaged in the NCYI Constitution's Preamble.
Preamble of NCYI Constitution: " The purpose of the National Council of Young Men's Christian Associations of India, is to assist the Member Associationsand promote the cause of Young Men's Christian Association work in India, as provided for in the Memorandum of Association.
The basic purpose of the National Council is to serve as an Agency Through which member Associations can achieve their purpose as a National Movement by collective action in a manner which would not be possible through separate actions of Member Associations and provide for services which will enrich and strengthen Member Associations.”
2. NCYI denied the renewal of affiliation with the NCYI for so many YMCAs in time, for not to represent in the Special General Body Meeting for the amendment of its Constitution, after receiving all the records, returns and fees as per their notice, in time and they are expelled from the Good standing list (not defined in the constitution) as at 31-12-2016.
3. More than 1/3 portion of members of the society has not received the proposals of amendment for the society's Constitution.
4. The General Secretary failed in acting as the position as per Clause II 6 (a) in last year and this year and no action taken against him by the National Executive. This means the National Executive have a decided to expel many YMCAs from the Good standing List as at 31-12-2016.
5. The majority of the General body makes decisions. But the amendment proposal says the single person also make decisions and change decisions of the majority. (Amendment proposal (New) Art. XIII 8(a). This will kill the democratic process of the General body of the unit YMCA.
6. In the democratic process, the delegations according to the number of members are the right way. In the existing constitution, there is such clauses. Now in the new amendments, that changed as single delegation for all units having 25 members and having 1000 or above. It is a non democratic method.
Such a way many more unjust clauses included in the 15 page proposals.
So we oppose the Amendment Proposals and Protest against it.
We the undersigned opposing the Amendment proposals totally and confirming protest against the move to undermine the Autonomy and Independence of the unit YMCAs and demand the National Executive to bring out and publish the list of properties owned by the National Council. We also demand to verify the actions taken by the National Executive beyond the Constitution and to check the actions of General Secretary, against the unit YMCAs, especially in providing good standing status and such other matters.
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