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"Bangalore City police will not be in a position to give security for IPL matches until May 3 in view of our commitments regarding Lok Sabha elections in Karnataka on April 23 and April 30," Police Commissioner Shankar Bidari said on Saturday.
In a letter addressed to Royal Challengers, the local team owned by liquor baron Vijay Mallya, he said police will not be able to provide security for matches from May 15 to 18 in view of counting of votes on May 16.
However, Bidari said security could be provided if matches are played on May 4, 7, 10, 11, 14 19 and 20, suggesting the organisers to reschedule the dates.
As per the earlier schedule drawn prior to the announcement of Lok Sabha polls, matches were supposed to be played on April 14, 19, 23 and May 3, 7, 15 and 19.
V Shashikanth, Royal Challengers representative, had held talks with the police commissioner yesterday on the security issue.
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IPL is definately on. There is so much money involed in this that no way it can be cancelled. All these politicians, government officials will get their share and matches will be held. There will few changes in the dates so these people can claim that they have done there job.
Khdos to Mr. Shanar Bidari. Congratultions on your bold step taken in refusing togive security to the cancerous cricket. Cricket is not the criteria for our country atthe present juncture. Country/Motherland nd durties to mother land come first. Cricket is now not a game but it is money making industry for organisers and so called players. Keep it up. Again congratulating yur and wising you all the best.Murthy
are india or pakistan different?..............i beat these policitians are trying every bit ........to make them look same in the eyes of world
Unjustifiable publicity and undue importance are being given to IPL cricket games by the TV and Press. Heavens ae not going to fall if these games are cancelled alogether. After all ,now the game of cricket is now a money spinner and the Govt need not send a single paise on the security measures for tihese games. The players and the spectators should be willing to brave any risk of terroist violence.Security shoould be the responsibility only of the organisers of the game.
In Karnataka the yadiyoorappa govt not in a position to give security for public, how they can provide security for IPL ?? When home minister need to visit the state, yaddi was busy with his routine temple visit.
The demand of today is Fair and Free Elections for Lok Sabha. Every Indian wants a stable government at centre. Cricket should be banned till the LS elections are completed.