The Worldwide Cricket Council and the Board of Management 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 questioned 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 vp Rajeev Shukla.
Bajwa, who’s the chief of opposition within the Punjab Meeting, mentioned the AAP authorities and the Punjab Cricket Affiliation (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 within the state has been on the rise ever for the reason that AAP acquired maintain of energy within the state,” Bajwa mentioned in a press release right here.
“The AAP should clarify whether or not it is because of safety causes that the one worldwide cricket stadium within the state has been excluded from the checklist of venues for internet hosting Cricket World Cup 2023 matches,” he requested.
The Qadian MLA mentioned the exclusion of Mohali cricket stadium would harm the state’s tourism trade 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 ultimate matches of the World Cup.
“The BCCI ought to have been extra conscious of the emotions of the folks of Punjab,” Bajwa mentioned.
“The exclusion of Mohali Cricket Stadium is a transparent case of bias towards the state,” he mentioned.
Punjab Sports activities Minister Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer on Tuesday had condemned the exclusion of Mohali from the checklist of host cities for the cricket match.
Hayer described the exclusion of Mohali for the World Cup matches as “open discrimination” towards Punjab.
(With inputs from PTI)
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