Shivlal Yadav, Arshad Ayub Accused in HCA Scam

Even as the entire nation is basking in the glory of clinching the World Cup, Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) is embroiled in a 'CWG' type scam. HCA vice-president Shivlal Yadav and president Arshad Ayub are named as accused No. 1 & 2 in an alleged case of misappropriation of HCA funds. The ACB court of Hyderabad directed the director-general of ACB to investigate in to the case and file his report by 9 May 2011.

HCA member C Babu Rao Sagar filed a petition in the ACB court charging the executive committee of HCA and several contractors with connivance and causing loss to the association. After hearing the petition, the Special Judge for ACB court I Krishnaiah, made these orders. The HCA vice-president and former Indian test cricketer N Shivlal Yadav was made accused number one in the case and president Arshad Ayub the second accused. Among the 20 other individuals and companies named are M V Sridhar (vice-president), Nagarjuna Construction Company (NCC) - the builder of Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium at Uppal and Bajaj Electricals. The judge pointed out that since cricket associations deal with public money and public assets, they too fall under the category of public servants.
The petitioner, C Babu Rao Sagar alleged that a sum of Rs 77 crore was swindled by the HCA executive in the construction of cricket stadium at Uppal on the outskirts of Hyderabad in connivance with Nagarjuna Construction Company. The charges levelled in the petition are:
* Misappropriation of Rs 77 crore in construction of Uppal stadium.
* Over 20 office-bearers received gold biscuits worth Rs 44 lakh as gifts in   violation of the bye-laws.
* Rs 21-crore canopy contract.
* Rs 2 crore loss in purchase of seats at double the cost.
* Award of contracts without calling for tenders.
* Land purchases running into crores and 'Input costs of stadium material inflated'.
 

Modi Is Not Our PM: Owaisi

MIM is a recognized state political party based in the Indian state of Telangana, with its head office in the old city of Hyderabad, which has its roots in the Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen founded in 1927. Unlike most of the regional and national level parties, MIM party leaders ‘fight’ only for the well-being of Muslims, whereas no other party has such communal feelings. In their each and every speech, MIM leaders speak only about Muslims. If these leaders are here to fight for Muslims, then why there are no development works are happening in old city area for decades. Akbaruddin Owaisi faced criticism for making hate remarks on Narendra Modi and Hindus. Recently, his elder brother Asaduddin Owaisi made some notorious annotations. In a one-on-one debate between BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra and Asaduddin Owaisi on the topic of demonetization in a popular Hindi channel, the former left no stone unturned in exposing the latter’s communal designs. Owaisi claimed how most of the Muslim community still remains unbanked and that demonetization has caused severe inconvenience to Muslims. He even went on to say that ATM’s in Muslim-dominated areas weren’t fed enough money. He indirectly alleged that the Modi government hadn’t done anything for Muslims. Even after being pressurized Owaisi didn’t call Narendra Modi as his Prime Minister. He went on said, “Your Prime Minister…” On the other hand, Sambit spoke wisely and called Owaisi a leader of small stature because he talked only of Muslims. He said that no area was Muslim or Hindu and that all areas belonged to India. Owaisi was constantly quoting an RBI report, to which Sambit challenged him to show where the RBI had used the word ‘Muslim’. Sambit even said that if a Muslim leader speaks of Muslims it’s not an issue, but the moment a VHP leader speaks of Hindus people go crazy accusing them of imposing the Hindutva ideology. The most amazing of his counters was to Owaisi’s claims of Muslims not having been brought into the banking system. Sambit said that when banks or ATMs are to be opened in Muslim areas leaders like Owaisi shout that banking is un-Islamic and that Muslims should refrain from it! This video of debate between Sambit Patra and Asaduddin Owaisi is going viral in social media.