News APP

NewsApp (Free)

Read news as it happens
Download NewsApp

Available on  gplay

Rediff.com  » Sports » Gill warns IPL over allowing liquor in stadiums

Gill warns IPL over allowing liquor in stadiums

April 02, 2010 16:23 IST
Get Rediff News in your Inbox:

India's sports minister Manohar Singh GillIndia's sports minister Manohar Singh Gill on Friday warned the Indian Premier League (IPL) organisers over serving liquor inside the stadiums during matches.

"I cannot see any justification for the Excise Commissioner to allow liquor in sports stadiums where we encourage youth to watch their icons and uplift themselves," Gill said in a statement.

"Sports and liquor should never be mixed. I am surprised that this is being done in Delhi and possibly in every other centre in India in order to push up the earnings of the commercial enterprises," he added.

On Thursday, the Congress MLAs had also protested in the Delhi assembly over consumption of liquor in stadiums during the IPL.

"In the name of sports, people are consuming liquor openly in the stadium," Congress legislator Ramakant Goswami had said.

Gill asked the IPL organisers to take note of the growing protests and stop serving liquor inside the stadiums.

"The objections of the elected representatives are valid and should be listened to immediately," he said. 

Get Rediff News in your Inbox:

INDIAN PREMIER LEAGUE 2024

INDIAN PREMIER LEAGUE 2024