Modi says Disciplinary Committee didn't give him enough time

Former IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi today said that he was not given enough time to defend himself by the BCCI Disciplinary Committee which probed into the charges of alleged financial irregularities committed by him while running the cash-rich Twenty20 event.
"The hearings started on September 26, 2010 and for 20 months, the BCCI put forth their witnesses and statements recorded. My defence began only on March 3, 2013 and abruptly ended on April 22, 2013," he said.
"They presented their witnesses for 20 months and I was not allowed to do the same. They could have given me another two weeks time more," he added.

Modi, who was reportedly charged on 11 counts, even went to the extent of saying that he was not allowed to present his defence personally.
"They did not give time for me to come down myself. They said they will not take further submissions," he told 'Times Now' from London.
Modi was IPL chairman-cum-commissioner during the first three editions but was suspended immediately after the closing ceremony in 2010 on charges of financial irregularities in running of the league as well as improper practices during auction of two new teams before the third edition.
The BCCI in all likelihood will impose a life ban on him at a Special General Meeting (SGM) to be convened in Chennai on September 25.

The disciplinary committee comprising of Jyotiraditya Scindia and Arun Jaitley have filed an exhaustive report to the BCCI after the probe.