New Delhi: The BCCI secretary Ajay Shirke has responded to the letters sent by Lodha panel, stating that the parent body of Indian cricket cannot stop the state units from holding its elections.

The Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) and Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) are not having their elections on scheduled date after Supreme Court-appointed panel sent a letter to BCCI to intimate associations that all state unit elections to be put on hold. This was after the apex court verdict on July 18 as the reforms will take place in next six months.