R’than govt allegations on IPL baseless: Modi

Saturday, March 21, 2009 at 4:03 pm

Indian Premier League Commissioner Lalit Modi on Saturday (March 21) rubbished Rajasthan government’s allegations that he deliberately shifted IPL matches out of the state, saying the accusations are baseless.

Reacting to Rajasthan Home Minister Shanti Dhariwal’s allegations, Modi said Dhatiwal was misinformed about reasons for shifting IPL matches from Jaipur.

Modi said five IPL matches were to be held in Jaipur as per the first schedule, but the state government approved it with a rider that central paramilitary forces were needed to give sufficient security which was not possible as per the decision taken by the Union Home Ministry.

“The confirmation from the Rajasthan government had a rider – which advised the IPL that it would not be able to provide adequate security and would require support of the central paramilitary forces,” Modi said.

“The Honourable Minister has not been given all the facts of the case by his staff and is thus misinformed,” Modi added.

Dhariwal had blamed Modi for acting against the state because he recently lost the election in the Rajasthan Cricket Association.

“Modi has pulled IPL out of Jaipur. We wanted only two out of six dates rescheduled,” Dhariwal had said.

(Agencies)

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R’than govt allegations on IPL baseless: Modi

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