Published: May 29, 2013, 05:39 PM (IST)
Edited: May 29, 2013, 05:39 PM (IST)
BJP National Vice President Smriti Irani voiced her concern over the ongoing spot-fixing controversy © Getty Images
Panaji: May 29, 2013
In the back drop of the Indian Premier League (IPL) spot-fixing scandal, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National Vice President Smriti Irani said on Wednesday, that time has come to clean-up the “scar” on cricket and restore the dignity of the game.
“The sport of cricket is bigger than any individual considering that it has been a religion in the country. This is the time when the game be cleaned up and guilty be brought to justice. There is need to remove the scar on cricket and its dignity be restored soon,” Irani told reporters in Goa, stating that her comments on the IPL controversy were purely her own.
“Cricket scam is a sad thing because people have faith in cricketers. Stringent laws should be framed (for anti-spot fixing and betting) and we have already communicated this to the government,” she said.
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