IPL mess: Govt to seek AG’s opinion on spot-fixing issue
22 May 2013 10:43 PM IST
Following the shocking arrests of three IPL players on charges of spot fixing, the government today said that it will seek the Attorney General’s opinion on whether there can be a national legislation to deal with such unfair practices.
‘At the moment what we are trying to do is to reflect on whether there can be a national legislation on this because sports under entry 33 of list two is a state subject. Betting and gambling under entry 35 of list two is also a state subject,’ law minister Kapil Sibal said on Tuesday.
‘Prima facie we believe this is neither betting nor gambling. It is in fact an activity or unfair practice that changes the outcome of the game. But these issues are complex and legal in nature. We have decided to put up the case for opinion to the Attorney General of India,’ he added.
The minister said that currently, Attorney General GE Vahanvati was travelling abroad and as soon as he returns he would be requested to look into the spot-fixing issue.
‘If he clears and opines that a national legislation can be drafted then of course we will do that and then request the sports ministry to take it forward so that they can take it to the Cabinet and the Parliament. In the meantime I will be talking to the sports minister on the issue,’ Sibal added.
RAJEEV SHUKLA WELCOMES MOVE TO ENACT LAW TO CURB FIXING
New Delhi: IPL chairman Rajeev Shukla on Tuesday welcomed the government’s proposal to enact a new law under which spot-fixing and match fixing would fall in the category of criminal offences.
The IPL last week found itself engulfed in a sensational spot-fixing scandal after three Rajasthan Royals players were arrested for their role in spot-fixing, following which law minister Kapil Sibal emphasised on the need for a separate law to deal with the menace of fixing in cricket.
‘Law minister Kapil Sibal has expressed his opinion to enact a law by which stringent measures would be adopted on match-fixing and it’s a welcome step because it’s not just about cricket, it is about other sports also where betting is taking place,’ Shukla said on Tuesday.
‘The government is thinking on those lines and we would welcome that,’ he added. Shukla said that cricket should remain a ‘gentleman’s’ game.
‘We want that cricket should remain a gentleman’s game.
‘At the moment what we are trying to do is to reflect on whether there can be a national legislation on this because sports under entry 33 of list two is a state subject. Betting and gambling under entry 35 of list two is also a state subject,’ law minister Kapil Sibal said on Tuesday.
‘Prima facie we believe this is neither betting nor gambling. It is in fact an activity or unfair practice that changes the outcome of the game. But these issues are complex and legal in nature. We have decided to put up the case for opinion to the Attorney General of India,’ he added.
The minister said that currently, Attorney General GE Vahanvati was travelling abroad and as soon as he returns he would be requested to look into the spot-fixing issue.
‘If he clears and opines that a national legislation can be drafted then of course we will do that and then request the sports ministry to take it forward so that they can take it to the Cabinet and the Parliament. In the meantime I will be talking to the sports minister on the issue,’ Sibal added.
RAJEEV SHUKLA WELCOMES MOVE TO ENACT LAW TO CURB FIXING
New Delhi: IPL chairman Rajeev Shukla on Tuesday welcomed the government’s proposal to enact a new law under which spot-fixing and match fixing would fall in the category of criminal offences.
The IPL last week found itself engulfed in a sensational spot-fixing scandal after three Rajasthan Royals players were arrested for their role in spot-fixing, following which law minister Kapil Sibal emphasised on the need for a separate law to deal with the menace of fixing in cricket.
‘Law minister Kapil Sibal has expressed his opinion to enact a law by which stringent measures would be adopted on match-fixing and it’s a welcome step because it’s not just about cricket, it is about other sports also where betting is taking place,’ Shukla said on Tuesday.
‘The government is thinking on those lines and we would welcome that,’ he added. Shukla said that cricket should remain a ‘gentleman’s’ game.
‘We want that cricket should remain a gentleman’s game.
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