'They have the right': DK Shivakumar on Congress MLAs 'VIP' IPL ticket demand

BENGALURU: Karnataka lawman main curate DK Shivakumar connected Friday defended demands by Congress legislators seeking VIP tickets for Indian Premier League (IPL) matches, saying they were entitled to them arsenic members of the government. Speaking to reporters, Shivakumar said helium would instrumentality up the substance with the authorities. “The MLAs person the close due to the fact that they are portion of the government. I volition talk to the president to spot that our MLAs are accommodated. Let Tejasvi Surya springiness gyaan to his enactment members,” helium said. The remarks travel calls from Congress MLA Vijayanand Kashappanavar, who suggested that each legislator should person astatine slightest 5 IPL tickets, arguing that elected representatives are “VIPs” who should not person to hold successful line.

Another Congress leader, Shivashankarappa, besides criticised the alleged deficiency of entree to tickets. “There is an IPL lucifer going to commencement connected the 28th of this month. Karnataka State Cricket Association has not provided the tickets for the MLAs, ministers, and their families. They are taking each the facilities from the government. But they are not respecting the MLAs. They are not issuing the tickets. They are selling it successful black.

One ticket, which costs 5,000 rupees, we are buying it for 35,000 rupees,” helium said.

The Board of Control for Cricket successful India has announced that the archetypal signifier of Indian Premier League 2026 volition beryllium held from 28 March to 12 April. Separately, Shivakumar besides spoke astir his caller sojourn to Assam up of the assembly elections scheduled for 9 April. He expressed assurance that the Congress would signifier the adjacent authorities successful the state. “I americium precise assured that determination volition beryllium a alteration successful Assam and a Congress authorities volition travel to power,” helium said, calling the existent BJP-led medication the “most corrupt” successful the state’s history. He besides took purpose astatine the BJP implicit caller bypoll claims, saying, “They could not clasp the CM's son's seat.”