Sunday, March 22, 2009

Maharashtra Police divided on IPL dates

New Delhi/ Mumbai, March 20: The Maharashtra Police today appeared to be divided on holding Indian Premier League matches in the state even as the organisers of the cash-rich cricket tournament claimed to have worked out multiple schedules to deal with various security apprehensions.While Maharashtra Director General of Police and election security in-charge Suprakash Chakravarty, expressing his personal opinion, called for a postponement of the Twenty20 event, Mumbai Police Commissioner Hasan Gafoor said the city was ready to host the matches.On a day of frantic developments, the statements of two of Maharashtra’s top police officials only added to the confusion surrounding the fate of the league, scheduled from April 10 to May 24.Asserting that conducting free and fair Lok Sabha elections in Maharashtra was his top priority, Chakravarty said he cannot spare his men for the Twenty20 matches.

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