MHA dubs DDCA probe committee as 'unconditional'

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ANI New Delhi
Last Updated : Jan 08 2016 | 1:42 PM IST

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Friday declared that the probe committee formed by Delhi Government to look into the affairs of the Delhi and District Cricket Board (DDCA) was 'unconditional and illegal'.

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In an open letter to Delhi government, Lt Governor's Secretariat SCL Das questioned the formation of committee, saying that the elected Government of National Capital territory of Delhi is neither the Central Government nor the State Government , and therefore, they are not allowed to form a commission of inquiry.

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The three-member probe committee headed by lawyer Gopal Subramaniam was formed by Delhi government in the wake of the financial irregularities within the capital's cricket association.

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First Published: Jan 08 2016 | 1:25 PM IST

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