12 March 2008

BJP SEEKS AIYAR'S RESIGNATION

The BJP demanded Sports Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar's resignation and put the blame on the government for the unceremonious exit of Indian hockey team from the upcoming Beijing Olympic.

"He (Aiyar) is the first minister who is anti-sports. He must resign," BJP Parliamentary Party leader V K Malhotra said during a discussion on the Union Budget 2008-09 in the Lok Sabha.



He lashed out at Finance Minister P Chidambaram for allocating "mere Rs 3 crore" in the Budget for sports-related activities. He decried government's decision on shifting Hockey to non-priority 'B' category from being a priority game, which implied that import of hockey equipment would become costlier

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