Uttarakhand Cricket Association has often been accused of corruption and once again a serious allegation has been leveled against them. Uttarakhand High Court has also sought a reply from BCCI, know what is the matter?

Uttarakhand High Court has issued a notice to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in the case of misuse of Rs 12 crore. According to the report, the misuse of the money given by BCCI to Uttarakhand Cricket Association has come to light and an investigation is being demanded. According to the report, out of 12 crores, 35 lakh rupees were spent on buying bananas for the players of Uttarakhand. The audit report of Uttarakhand Cricket Association claims that apart from giving fruits to the players, a lot of money was also spent on other things.

Rs 35 lakh spent on bananas?

According to the report of Times of India, those who filed a petition in Uttarakhand High Court have claimed that out of 12 crores, 35 lakh rupees have been spent only on buying bananas. Now the hearing of this case will be held on September 19, on which a reply has also been sought from BCCI. According to the audit report of Uttarakhand, the audit report has revealed that Rs 6.4 crore has been spent on event management and a total of Rs 26.3 crore was spent on tournament-trial expenses - which is more than Rs 22.3 crore in the previous financial year. Those who filed a petition in the High Court have accused the Uttarakhand Association of misappropriation of crores of rupees in the name of food and drink expenses.

Uttarakhand Cricket Board Controversies

Uttarakhand Cricket Board has faced serious allegations of scam earlier as well. In the year 2022, it was revealed that the Uttarakhand Cricket Association has paid only Rs 100 on an average every day to its players in 12 months, which is less than the minimum wage in Uttarakhand. Not only this, the players of the Uttarakhand cricket team had also made allegations of mental and physical exploitation. News 9 itself had revealed how the Uttarakhand Cricket Association had also tampered with the appointments of many officials.