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Maken blasts BCCI for refusal

Updated on: 01 September,2011 09:16 AM IST  | 
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A day after the Indian cabinet rejected the national sports development bill, Sports Minister Ajay Maken blasted the BCCI for refusing to come under the Right to Information (RTI) Act

Maken blasts BCCI for refusal

A day after the Indian cabinet rejected the national sports development bill, Sports Minister Ajay Maken blasted the BCCI for refusing to come under the Right to Information (RTI) Act.

"What do they mean by they don't get government funds so shouldn't come under RTI? They are indirectly getting government funds. How about the tax exemptions? How about the land they get? How much did they pay for the Ferozeshah Kotla?" said Maken.

"BCCI does not have to pay entertainment tax; they don't pay for the security provided during the matches.

Even the lands for the stadiums they use are generally given to them free of cost. So people have the right to know what is happening in the BCCI. People should know certain things because their team represents the country," said the minister.




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