KOLKATA/NEW DELHI, March 4: The Kolkata Police today asked officials of Red Chillies Entertainment, which owns the Kolkata Knight Riders, to have Indian Premier League matches clashing with the Lok Sabha elections here rescheduled. Mr Gautam Mohan Chakrabarti, police commissioner, later told reporters the IPL authorities too would be sent the same request.
He said Red Chillies Entertainment and the Cricket Association of Bengal had been advised online IPL ticket sales. Officials of the CAB, International Management Group, KKR and Red Chilies Entertainment were present at the meeting where the appeal had been made. The CAB was urged carefully to scrutinise Eden Gardens' infrastructure. Deployment of additional policemen for the IPL was promised.
Mr Ardhendu Sen, home secretary, said no security would be provided if IPL matches coincided with the polls in the state. IPL officials met today in Chennai to save the event amid speculation it would be postponed. It is willing to revise the competition's schedule to avoid matches on and around polling days in the cities where the franchises are based. A fresh schedule is to be submitted tomorrow to the home ministry for talks and the final decision. Word is security agencies, unwilling to stretch themselves for the event, today told the government to press for a postponement of the tournament. If the organisers are forced to postpone the IPL, it will be difficult to find a slot to hold the event this year.
He said Red Chillies Entertainment and the Cricket Association of Bengal had been advised online IPL ticket sales. Officials of the CAB, International Management Group, KKR and Red Chilies Entertainment were present at the meeting where the appeal had been made. The CAB was urged carefully to scrutinise Eden Gardens' infrastructure. Deployment of additional policemen for the IPL was promised.
Mr Ardhendu Sen, home secretary, said no security would be provided if IPL matches coincided with the polls in the state. IPL officials met today in Chennai to save the event amid speculation it would be postponed. It is willing to revise the competition's schedule to avoid matches on and around polling days in the cities where the franchises are based. A fresh schedule is to be submitted tomorrow to the home ministry for talks and the final decision. Word is security agencies, unwilling to stretch themselves for the event, today told the government to press for a postponement of the tournament. If the organisers are forced to postpone the IPL, it will be difficult to find a slot to hold the event this year.
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