Spot-fixing: 'It's left to BCCI to appoint some other person', says Justice Chouta

Justice T. Jayaram Chouta, who was appointed as one of the members of inquiry commission to investigate the IPL spot-fixing scandal, on Saturday said it is left to the BCCI to appoint some other person following Sanjay Jagdale's decision to step down from his post and out of the probe panel.

"The team is not there, only two members are there. Unless the commission is there, I don't think we can function now. Probably, it is left to the BCCI to appoint some other person," Justice Chouta told ANI here.

"Last night, we came to know about the resignation of Mr. Sanjay Jagdale. Till now, we have not received any communication," he added, when asked whether he had received any communication in this regard.

Meanwhile, BCCI vice-president Arun Jaitley today said that there would be some significant developments today.

"Wait for a day and you will hear something significant today," he told mediapersons outside his residence in New Delhi.

There are indications that more senior functionaries would resign to mount pressure on BCCI President N. Srinivasan to step down in the wake of IPL spot-fixing scandal.

BCCI Secretary Jagdale after stepping down from his post yesterday said that he was 'deeply hurt' by the recent revelations of spot-fixing in the country.

"I was deeply hurt by the latest developments that took place in Indian cricket. I was hurt just in a way millions of cricket fans have been hurt since I as a former player am attached to the game for so long. Some changes must be done to restore the early status of game in the country," he told the media in Indore.

Jagdale also said he would no longer be a part of the three-member inquiry commission set up by the BCCI to go into allegations against Srinivasan's son-in-low Gurunath Meiyappan, who was arrested on charges of betting in IPL, and Rajasthan Royals franchise.

BCCI Treasurer Ajay Shirke has also put down his papers.

The BCCI has called an emergency meeting on June 8.

The chorus for Srinivasan's ouster as BCCI President has grown louder with BCCI heavyweights appearing to be firm his resignation. Union Minister and former BCCI boss Sharad Pawar has also joined in the attack on him.

The Sports Ministry has also sought to put pressure on Srinivasan, and said that he should tender his resignation on moral grounds, pending the outcome of the inquiry.

Despite suggestions from BCCI heavyweights- Rajeev Shukla and Arun Jaitley-that he should disassociate himself from the procedures of the inquiry commission investigating the spot-fixing scandal, Srinivasan has so far showed no signs of relenting under pressure.

A Mumbai Court yesterday extended the police custody of actor Vindoo Dara Singh and BCCI President N. Srinivasan's son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan till June 3.

The Mumbai Crime Brach yesterday recorded the statement of Chennai hotelier Vikram Agarwal, a friend of Meiyappan.