The International Cricket Council and the Board of Control for Cricket in India on Tuesday introduced the World Cup fixture with Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Dharamsala, Delhi, Chennai, Lucknow, Pune, Bengaluru, Mumbai and Kolkata confirmed as host cities.
With cities like Mohali, Nagpur, Rajkot amongst others not discovering a spot within the roster, political events hit out on the state and central governments.
In Punjab, senior Congress chief Partap Singh Bajwa blamed the AAP authorities for the non-inclusion of Mohali as others puzzled why Ahmedabad is getting big-ticket matches over many different venues.
Manish Tewari, the Congress MP from Anandpur Sahib in Punjab, tweeted, “Why skip Mohali as venue of the World Cup?” In his tweet, he tagged BCCI, ICC and Congress chief and BCCI vice chairman Rajeev Shukla.
Bajwa, who’s the chief of opposition within the Punjab Assembly, mentioned the AAP authorities and the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) ought to have sped up the development of the brand new stadium, understanding that the World Cup was across the nook.
He alleged that the AAP authorities had “failed” to enhance the regulation and order scenario within the state, which was another excuse for the stadium’s exclusion.
“The organised crime in the state has been on the rise ever since the AAP got hold of power in the state,” Bajwa mentioned in a press release right here.
“The AAP must explain whether it is due to security reasons that the only international cricket stadium in the state has been excluded from the list of venues for hosting Cricket World Cup 2023 matches,” he requested.
The Qadian MLA mentioned the exclusion of Mohali cricket stadium would harm the state’s tourism business and economic system.
Bajwa additionally accused BCCI of discriminating towards Punjab and giving undue precedence to the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, which is scheduled to host each the opening and closing matches of the World Cup.
“The BCCI should have been more mindful of the sentiments of the people of Punjab,” Bajwa mentioned.
“The exclusion of Mohali Cricket Stadium is a clear case of bias against the state,” he said.
Punjab Sports Minister Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer on Tuesday had condemned the exclusion of Mohali from the list of host cities for the cricket tournament.
Hayer described the exclusion of Mohali for the World Cup matches as “open discrimination” against Punjab.
(With inputs from PTI)
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Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com