New Delhi: Delhi's cricket body DDCA today said it would sue Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for making "wild and baseless" allegations of corruption in the selection of players. "If the charges were true, Virat Kohli wouldn't be the captain today," said the association's acting chief Chetan Chauhan.
In an interview to NDTV on Tuesday, Mr Kejriwal had alleged "major wrongdoing" in the selection of players by the DDCA or Delhi and District Cricket Administration. He revealed that a senior journalist's wife was asked by an official to visit him at night at his home about a month ago.
"His (the senior journalist's) son plays cricket. He told me that his son was selected, he got a call that his son was selected. In the evening when the list came, his name was not there. Can you believe that the next day, the journalist's wife got an SMS that you come to my (official's) place at night, your son's selection will be done," Mr Kejriwal said.
Mr Chouhan, a former cricketer, said: "We have no such information. Nobody complained to us. If someone has to complain they are welcome to tell us and we will keep the information and the names confidential. Obviously, it is a very serious matter which has to be dealt with utmost seriousness."
Mr Kejriwal and his Aam Aadmi Party have alleged massive financial bungling and fraud in the DDCA under Mr Jaitley, who headed it for 13 years till 2013.
The BJP has dismissed the allegations as "utter nonsense."
In an interview to NDTV on Tuesday, Mr Kejriwal had alleged "major wrongdoing" in the selection of players by the DDCA or Delhi and District Cricket Administration. He revealed that a senior journalist's wife was asked by an official to visit him at night at his home about a month ago.
"His (the senior journalist's) son plays cricket. He told me that his son was selected, he got a call that his son was selected. In the evening when the list came, his name was not there. Can you believe that the next day, the journalist's wife got an SMS that you come to my (official's) place at night, your son's selection will be done," Mr Kejriwal said.
Mr Chouhan, a former cricketer, said: "We have no such information. Nobody complained to us. If someone has to complain they are welcome to tell us and we will keep the information and the names confidential. Obviously, it is a very serious matter which has to be dealt with utmost seriousness."
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Mr Kejriwal and his Aam Aadmi Party have alleged massive financial bungling and fraud in the DDCA under Mr Jaitley, who headed it for 13 years till 2013.
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The BJP has dismissed the allegations as "utter nonsense."
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