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Azad terms CBI summoning of Srinivasan a nexus of political administrators | With the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)
asking the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president, N. Srinivasan, to appear before it in connection with a disproportionate assets case, former
cricketer and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Kirti Azad on Friday termed it a
nexus of political administrators. "I won't jump the gun because it's too early
to say that. But, if you look at the prima facie you can see how they are misusing
the administration. You can simply say that it is a nexus of political administrators
especially the cricketers," he said. To a question on whether the administrators
were using cricket to enhance their business prospects, Azad said: "Of course,
there is no doubt, anybody would. If I had a company, I would like to advertise
cricket matches. And there is nothing wrong about it. But then, I am simply saying
it's nexus and how the offices of an administrator, especially cricket, using
it for his own personal gain with a politician." " I don't think money is got
to do anything with cricket. The administration of BCCI is different, and what
politicians do is all to together different. I am talking about offices that are
being used and rather misused by these people," he added, when asked whether all
this was taking place because of the huge amount of money floating in the game
of cricket. The CBI today summoned Srinivasan for questioning in connection with
the disproportionate assets case against YSR Congress chief Jagan Mohan Reddy.
Srinivasan has been summoned in his capacity as the Managing Director of India
Cements Ltd. The CBI wants Srinivasan to explain his firm's investments in Jagan's
companies. The CBI believes that India Cements received benefits in the form of
enhanced water allocations under the YSR regime, enabling it to double its production.
The development comes a day after a special CBI court granted the Enforcement
Directorate (ED) access to certified copies of second and third chargesheets filed
by the central agency in connection with the disproportionate assets case. The
ED, which has registered separate cases under the Prevention of Money Laundering
Act (PMLA) and Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) against Jagan, is also probing
alleged contravention of foreign exchange rules in his financial transactions
and investments. The court had last month allowed the ED's petition seeking copies
of the charge sheet and related documents (pertaining to the DA case) after it
had taken cognisance of the first charge sheet.
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