India's proposal to host additional events for shooting and archery for the 2022 Commonwealth Games has been backed by the UK House of Lords.
Commonwealth Games Federation chief Louise Martin will meet IOA officials led by Narinder Batra to discuss the boycott threat for 2022 CWG, following the exclusion of Shooting.
Bangladesh has sought UK's Minister of State for the Commonwealth, Tariq Ahmed's intervention to ensure Shooting's inclusion in the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
After the CGF reiterated that Shooting will not be a part of the 2022 Commonwealth Games, India and Australia are pondering a boycott of the multi-sport event.
The 2022 Commonwealth Games will see a return of cricket, as women's T20 will be a part of the multi-sport event scheduled to take place in England.
Karmakar also urged Abhinav Bindra, India's only individual Olympic gold medallist, to take a more active role in the protest.
In June, it emerged that the Commonwealth Games Federation had decided to leave out shooting from its programme for Birmingham 2022.
IOA President Narinder Batra had sent a mail to Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju and made it clear that discussions on these lines have been had informally by IOA members.
NRAI secretary Rajeev Bhatia said they are on the same page as far as boycotting of the Games is concerned.
The CGF said it intends to meet with the Indian Olympic Association officials in the near future to help find a solution to the concerns raised.
It was revealed in June that the Executive Board of the CGF had decided to exclude shooting from 2022 Games to be held in Birmingham.
Heena Sidhu, India's first pistol shooter to win gold in World Cup Finals, lashed out at the decision to exclude shooting from the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
Heather Knight told ICC that it was brilliant news and while cricketers speak about showpiece events like the World Cup, she loved watching the Olympics and Commonwealth Games 2022.
India had won as many as 16 medals, including seven gold, at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast.
The next edition of the Games will be held in Birmingham and organisers are to announce this year whether cricket will get a place for the first time since 1998.
The bid, which has been made in partnership with the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), will see the women's team sport apply to become part of the Commonwealth Games family.
Impressed with the performance of the Indian shooting contingent in Gold Coast, ace marksmen Jitu Rai is worried about the adverse effect that non-inclusion of the sport in the 2022 Birmingham Games will have on young talent.
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