IPL Scam: Guilty Will Be Punished, Says Sports Minister Sarbananda Sonowal
Sports minister Sarbananda Sonowal has promised strict action against the guilty in IPL spot-fixing scandal. BCCI's president-in-exile N. Srinivasan, IPL CEO Sundar Raman, Gurunath Meiyappan and Raj Kundra are among the 13 being probed.
Calling it a "matter of serious concern", Sports Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Monday said that action will be taken against those guilty in the Indian Premier League spot-fixing scandal. (Read: Srinivasan Slammed by Supreme Court, Asks 'How Can BCCI Chief own an IPL Team?')
"Yes, yes whosoever is guilty (will be punished)," Sonowal said when asked if the guilty would be taken to the task.
"I have already said that it is a matter of serious concern for the sports fraternity. Would definitely like the report to come out first and then we will go through it," he added.
Sonowal was at Union Fertilizer Minister Ananth Kumar's residence in an interaction with the Indian team for Blind Cricket ODI World Cup.
The Supreme Court's hearing of the Indian Premier League spot-fixing inquiry resumed on Monday following the report filed by the Justice Mukul Mudgal Committee.
The Blind Cricket ODI World Cup is scheduled to be held in South Africa. The 17-member squad led by Shekar Naik left for South Africa on Monday. It will be accompanied by three officials.
Speaking on the occasion, both the ministers said that the team has the best wishes not only from the Government of India but from the entire nation.
They expressed the hope that the team will perform well to win the ODI world Cup. Sports Ministry has given an assistance of Rs 10 lakh to the team.