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 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 vp Rajeev Shukla.
Bajwa, who’s the chief of opposition within the Punjab Meeting, stated the AAP authorities and the Punjab Cricket Affiliation (PCA) ought to have sped up the development of the brand new stadium, figuring out that the World Cup was across the nook.
He alleged that the AAP authorities had “failed” to enhance the legislation and order state of affairs within the state, which was one more reason for the stadium’s exclusion.
“The organised crime within the state has been on the rise ever because the AAP obtained maintain of energy within the state,” Bajwa stated 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 listing of venues for internet hosting Cricket World Cup 2023 matches,” he requested.
The Qadian MLA stated the exclusion of Mohali cricket stadium would harm the state’s tourism trade and economic system.
Bajwa additionally accused BCCI of discriminating in opposition to Punjab and giving undue precedence to the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, which is scheduled to host each the opening and last matches of the World Cup.
“The BCCI ought to have been extra conscious of the feelings of the individuals of Punjab,” Bajwa stated.
“The exclusion of Mohali Cricket Stadium is a transparent case of bias in opposition to the state,” he stated.
Punjab Sports activities Minister Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer on Tuesday had condemned the exclusion of Mohali from the listing of host cities for the cricket match.
Hayer described the exclusion of Mohali for the World Cup matches as “open discrimination” in opposition to Punjab.
(With inputs from PTI)
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