New Delhi: IPL has created hue and cry in Indian parliament.The IPL and its supreme body BCCI has created lot of controversies in financial and political space of India.
Shashi TharoorShashi Tharoor, junior minister, external affairs has resigned following IPL controversy. IPL chairman Lalit Modi accused him. The income tax department has raided on IPL and BCCI offices. It has also conducted raids on IPL franchisees except Mumbai Indians of Mukesh Ambani.
The income tax department in Mumbai has started raiding on IPL and BCCI offices. One of the additional commissioner of Mumbai income tax department had caught for a bribe case the next day. Anti corruption department has caught another senior IT officer in charge of corruption. Hence, the IT team itself are in question.
The left parties in India has demanded joint parliamentary commitee to investigate the issues related to IPL and BCCI. Lalu Prasad YadavLalu Prasad Yadav, former Railway minister has demanded nationalization of BCCI. Parlamentarians, overall, demanded probe against the scams of IPL under BCCI.
Names of two central ministers are said to be involved as IPL investors. The names came in the report of income tax raids.
There are political and industrialists group favoring and opposing IPL commissioner Lalit Modi. Central agriculture minister and NCP leader Sharad PawarSharad Pawar is said to be in favor of Lalit Modi. FarooqFarooq Abdullah, former CM of Jammu and Kashmir is also in his support. The ruling congress party and few other parties are against Lalit Modi.
BCCI had decided to eliminate Lalit Modi as IPL commissioner and formal decission has to be taken in the Governing council meeting of April 26. Lalit Modi has denied to resign.
There is a news that Lalait Modi intended to inform names of the owners of IPL teams but ShashankShashank Manohar, BCCI Chairman denied him to do so.
Hon'ble Supreme court of India had clarified in 2005 that BCCI was not a charitable institute. The Supreme court has asked to day the central government about tax rebates to BCCI. The Supreme court of India may take strict action against the central government for ignoring its judgement guidelines about BCCI.
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